document.write( "Question 1170773: Twice Mae's age added to Nora's age is 35. Five years ago, Nora was twice as old as Mae was then. Find the current age of each.
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Let Mae's age be M
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document.write( "Then, 2M + Nora's age = 35 ======> Nora = 35 - 2M
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document.write( "We then get: 35 - 2M - 5 = 2(M - 5)
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document.write( "                 30 - 2M = 2M - 10
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document.write( "               - 2M - 2M = - 10 - 30
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document.write( "                    - 4M = - 40
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document.write( "     Mae, or 
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document.write( "You can now find Nora's age! \n" );
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