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document.write( "Jay's mother was 25 years old when he was born. Thirteen years from now, his mother would be twice as old as jay. What are their present ages?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M = J + 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M+13 = 2(J+13)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"M\" and solve for \"J\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J+25+13 = 2J + 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = 12 yrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M = J+25 = 37 yrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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