document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1121868>Question 1121868</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of paul and beth’s ages is 67. Eight<BR>\n" );
document.write( " years ago paul was twice as old as beth. How old is each now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #737865 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=737865\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28p%2Bb=67%2Cp-8=2%28b-8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28p%2Bb=67%2Cp-8=2%28b-8%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "p, Paul's age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b, Beth's age now\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The description translated literally is this system:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second Equation Simplification,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute this into the age-sum equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282b-8%29%2Bb=67 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282b-8%29%2Bb=67\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3b-8=67 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3b-8=67\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3b=75 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3b=75\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-------Beth's age is found. </SPAN>\n" );
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