document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1132725>Question 1132725</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Finding the answer using formal algebra is good practice; but this kind of problem can be solved mentally with a bit of simple arithmetic.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the sum of their ages in 5 years will be 55, then the sum of their ages now is 45.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then if Joel is twice as old as Kayla and the sum of their ages is 45, then Joel is 30 and Kayla is 15. </SPAN>\n" );
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