document.write( "Question 1151993: Gabrielle is 6 years younger than Mikhail. The sum of their ages is 70. What is Mikhail's age? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "let Gabrielle's age be \"g\" and Mikhail's age be \"m\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if Gabrielle is \"6\" years younger than Mikhail, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"g=m-6\" .........eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the sum of their ages is \"70\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"g%2Bm=70\" .......eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute \"g\" from eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m-6%2Bm=70\"........solve for \"m\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2m=70%2B6\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2m=76\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=76%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"m=38\"=> Mikhail's age\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"g=38-6\"=>\"g=32\"=>Gabrielle's age\r
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