document.write( "Question 1153387: Jack is twice as old as Jill.In 2 years, Jack will be four times as old as Jill was 9 years ago. How old are they now? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Jack is twice as old as Jill.In 2 years, Jack will be four times as old as Jill was 9 years ago.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let Jack's age be \"x\" and Jill's age \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if Jack is twice as old as Jill, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x=2y\" ......eq.1\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if in \"2\" years, Jack will be \"four\"\"+times\" as old as Jill was \"9\" years ago, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B2=4%28y-9%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=4y-36-2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=4y-38\".......eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from eq.1 and eq.2 we have,\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2y=4y-38\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"38=4y-2y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"38=2y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=19\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x=2y\" ......eq.1, substitute \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"x=2%2A19\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=38\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Jack is \"38\" years old now and Jill is \"19\" years old now\r
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