document.write( "Question 1148659: 1. Emerald is 5 years older than Sapphire. Ruby is twice as old as Sapphire. The sum of the three ages is 65. How old is each? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "First equation is e in terms of s.
\n" ); document.write( "Second equation is r in terms of s.\r
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