document.write( "Question 1140930: irene is 7 years younger than george, and george was twice as old as irene 6 years ago find the ages of irene and george now \n" ); document.write( "

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g = George's present age
\n" ); document.write( "i = Irene's
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\n" ); document.write( " irene is 7 years younger than george,
\n" ); document.write( "i = g - 7
\n" ); document.write( " and george was twice as old as irene 6 years ago
\n" ); document.write( "g - 6 = 2(i-6)
\n" ); document.write( "g - 6 = 2i - 12
\n" ); document.write( "g = 2i - 12 + 6
\n" ); document.write( "g = 2i - 6
\n" ); document.write( "replace i with (g-7)
\n" ); document.write( "g = 2(g-7) - 6
\n" ); document.write( "g = 2g - 14 - 6
\n" ); document.write( "g = 2g - 20
\n" ); document.write( "20 = 2g - g
\n" ); document.write( "20 = g
\n" ); document.write( " find the ages of irene and george now
\n" ); document.write( "g = 20 is George's age
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "20 - 7 = 13 is Irene's age\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Check solutions in the statement
\n" ); document.write( "\" george was twice as old as irene 6 years ago \"
\n" ); document.write( "20 - 6 = 2(13 - 6)
\n" ); document.write( "14 = 2(7) \n" ); document.write( "

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