document.write( "Question 1137311: Jim is 9 years older than June. Alex is 8 years younger than June. If the total of their ages is 82, how old is the eldest of them? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Jim is 9 years older than June. Alex is 8 years younger than June. If the total of their ages is 82, how old is the eldest of them?
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It's quite obvious that JIm is the eldest
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document.write( "Let Jim's age be J
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document.write( "Then June's is, J - 9, and Alex' is, J - 9 - 8, or J - 17
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document.write( "We then get: J + J - 9 + J - 17 = 82
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document.write( "3J - 26 = 82
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document.write( "3J = 108
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document.write( "The eldest person, Jim, or 
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document.write( "ACCEPT NO OTHER answer! \n" );
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