document.write( "Question 1132725: Joel is twice as old as Kayla. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 55 years. Write an equation for the information given. What are the ages of the two people. \n" ); document.write( "

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represent Kayla's age now. Then Joel's age now is

, Kayla's age in 5 years will be

, and Joel's age in 5 years will be

. Since the sum of their ages will be 55 in 5 years:\r
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and then calculate

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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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