document.write( "Question 1154094: Mary is less than 15 years old. She is half as old as Justin. In 11 years she will be 2/3 years old as Justin. How old is Justin?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let Mary ‘s age be \"x\" and Justin’s age \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if Mary is less than \"15\" years old, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%3C15\"....1)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " if she is \"half\" as old as Justin, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y%2F2\".....2)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if in \"11\" years she will be \"2%2F3\" years old as Justin, we have\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B11=%282%2F3%29%28y%2B11%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B11=2y%2F3%2B22%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2y%2F3%2B22%2F3-11\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2y%2F3%2B22%2F3-33%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=2y%2F3-11%2F3\"......3)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "from 2) and 3) we have\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2F2=2y%2F3-11%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y%2F2-2y%2F3=-11%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3y%2F6-4y%2F6=-11%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-y%2F6=-11%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-y=-%2811%2F3%296\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-y=-11%2A2\".......both sides multiply by \"-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=22\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " Justin is \"22\" years old\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "check if if Mary is less than \"15\" years old\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y%2F2\".....2).....substitute \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=22%2F2\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=11\"-> true, because \"11%3C15\"\r
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