document.write( "Question 1102864: michael is five years older than ela. six years from now, the sum of their ages will be 37 years. how old is each now?
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$\"M=5%2BE\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "In six years,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28M%2B6%29%2B%28E%2B6%29=37\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Substituting from above,
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"2E=20\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for E then use either equation to solve for M.\r
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