document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1161483>Question 1161483</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Combined ages are 137. The grandfather is 70 years older than Jim and Jim is 31 years younger than his father. How old is each person  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Jim's age be x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then his father's age is x+31 (Jim is 31 years younger than his father).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And his grandfather's age is x+70 (His grandfather is 70 years older than he is).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of their ages is 137:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve using basic algebra....<br><BR>\n" );
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