document.write( "Question 1143888: Here is my problem Five years ago, jay was 7 years more than as half as old as fred. The product of their age is 696. Find their present age
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Algebra.Com's Answer #764818 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+m+\" = Jay's age now
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+m+-+5+=+%281%2F2%29%2A%28+p+-+5+%29+%2B+7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+m%2Ap+=+696+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+2%2A%28+m+-+5+%29+=+p+-+5+%2B+14+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+2m+-+10+=+p+%2B+9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+p+=+2m+-+19+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+m%2A%28+2m+-+19+%29+=+696+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+2m%5E2+-+19m+-+696++=+0+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+m+=+%28-b+%2B-+sqrt%28+b%5E2-4%2Aa%2Ac+%29%29%2F%282%2Aa%29+%7D%7D%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B+a+=+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+=+-19+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+-696+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+m+=+%28+19+%2B+77+%29+%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+m+=+96%2F4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+m+=+24+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+p+=+2m+-+19+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+p+=+2%2A24+-+19+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+p+=+48+-+19+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+p+=+29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Jay is 24
\n" ); document.write( "Fred is 29
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+m%2Ap+=+696+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+24%2A29+=+696+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+696+=+696+\"
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