document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1147497>Question 1147497</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 8 years from now mary will be 19 years old. The current sum of the ages of mary and jose is 41. how old is jose right now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #768827 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=768827\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x = the age of mary and let y equal the age of jose.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 8 years, mary will be 19 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that means that x + 8 = 19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the current sum of the ages of mary and jose is 41.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the formula for that is x + y = 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in the equation of x + 8 = 19, solve for x to get x = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 41 becomes 11 + y = 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for y to get y = 41 - 11 = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mary is 11 years old now and jose is 30 years old now.\r<BR>\n" );
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