document.write( "Question 1146613: My sister is 8 years older than I am. The sum of our ages is 38. Find our ages \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " my sister is \"8\" years older than I am : \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sister=+I%2B8\"....eq.1 \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The sum of our ages is \"38\":\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sister%2BI=38\"....eq.2\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute \"sister\" with \"I%2B8\" from eq.1 \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"I%2B8%2BI=38\"....eq.2......solve for \"I\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2I=38-8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2I=30\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"I=15\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now calculate \"sister=+I%2B8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sister=+15%2B8\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"sister=+23\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, I am \"15\" years old and my sister is \"23\" years old \r
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