document.write( "Question 1166635: James is ⅓ the age of his father, Steve. The two have a combined age of 68.
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document.write( "James is ¼ the age of his father, Steve.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "   J   = ⅓                          S\r\n" );
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document.write( "   J   = ¼S\r\n" );
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document.write( "The two, James and Steve, have a combined age of 75.  \r\n" );
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document.write( "           J    +    S               =           75\r\n" );
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document.write( "   J + S = 75\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute ¼S for J in\r\n" );
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document.write( "     J + S = 68\r\n" );
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document.write( "J = ¼S = ¼(60) = 15\r\n" );
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document.write( "How old is James?  15\r\n" );
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document.write( "How old is Steve?  60\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now do yours the exact same way.\r\n" );
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