document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1144696>Question 1144696</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John and Joan have been Married for exactly 37 years. Joan is four years older than John. Now the sum of their age is 126. How old was Joan when they were married?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A.) Set up and write an equation that represents the unknown ages in terms of Joan’s age when they were married. ( The variable should represent Joan’s age when they were married)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B.) Determine how old Joan was when Joan and John were married. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #765884 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=765884\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a=Joan<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=a-37<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=a-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+h=126<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "You need to combine all these equations into one equation for part A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a-4-126<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a=130<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=65 Joan is 65 now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=65-37<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=28 Joan was 28 when she married John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h=61 John is 61 now\r<BR>\n" );
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