document.write( "Question 1152560: Steve is 19 years older than his sister Gloria. In 13 years, he will be twice as old as Gloria. How old is each of them now? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let Steve's age be \"x\" and Gloria's age \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if Steve is \"19\" years older than his sister Gloria, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y%2B19\".......eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if in \"13+\"years, he will be \"twice\" as old as Gloria, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B13=2%28y%2B13%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B13=2y%2B26\".......eq.2...substitute \"x\" from eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2B19%2B13=2y%2B26\".......solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2B32=2y%2B26\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"32-26=2y-y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=6\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y%2B19\".......eq.1 ..substitute \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=6%2B19\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=25\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer: Steve is \"25\" years old and Gloria is \"6\" years old\r
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