document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1133571>Question 1133571</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Todd and Jason are brothers.  Todd says I am twice as old as Jason was two years ago. The sum of the brothers ages is 38. How old is each brother  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " Todd says I am twice as old as Jason was two years ago.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 2(j-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 2j - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( " The sum of the brothers ages is 38.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t + j = 38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace t with (2j-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2j - 4 + j = 38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2j + j = 38 + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3j = 42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = 42/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = 14 yrs is Jason<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll let you find Todd's age, check them in the 1st equation<BR>\n" );
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