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Taz is 5 years older than his brother
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document.write( "T = B + 5\r\n" );
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document.write( "T = C - 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "U = 3C\r\n" );
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document.write( "U = 4B\r\n" );
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document.write( "Put the 4 equations together and number them:\r\n" );
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document.write( "(1)   T = B + 5\r\n" );
document.write( "(2)   T = C - 1\r\n" );
document.write( "(3)   U = 3C\r\n" );
document.write( "(4)   U = 4B\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve (1) for B:  \r\n" );
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document.write( "(5)   T - 5 = B\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute (T - 5) for B in (4)\r\n" );
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document.write( "(6)   U = 4(T - 5)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve (2) for C:\r\n" );
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document.write( "(7)   T + 1 = C\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute (T + 1) for C in (3)\r\n" );
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document.write( "(8)   U = 3(T + 1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute 3(T + 1) for U in (6)\r\n" );
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document.write( "(9)   3(T + 1) = 4(T - 5)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve (9) for T\r\n" );
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