document.write( "Question 1156730: The sum of john and lizas age is 21. If john is 3 years younger than liza, how old are john & liza?
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\n" ); document.write( " john is \"x\" and liza is \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the sum of john and liza's age is \"21\", we have \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=21\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=21-y\".....eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if john is \"3+\"years \"younger\" than liza, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=y-3\".........eq.2, substitute \"x\" from eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"21-y=y-3\"........solve for \"y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"21%2B3=y%2By\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"24=2y\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y=12\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=21-y\".....eq.1, substitute \"y%7D%7D%0D%0A%0D%0A%7B%7B%7Bx=21-12\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=9\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer: (\"9\",\"12\") where john is \"x\" and liza is \"y\"\r
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