document.write( "Question 1173879: Amy is 5 years younger than Ron. Four years later , Ron will be 2 times older than Amy. Find the actual age of Amy \n" ); document.write( "
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\"a=r-5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Four years \"later\":
\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28a%2B4%2Cand%2Cr-5%2B4%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28a%2B4%2Cand%2Cr-1%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Ron will be 2 times older than Amy.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "That should mean, \"r-1=%28a%2B4%29%2B2%28a%2B4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r-1=3%28a%2B4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r-1=3a%2B12\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"r=3a%2B13\"
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\n" ); document.write( "and if you substitute from the first equation of the original system,
\n" ); document.write( "\"a%2B5=3a%2B13\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2a=5-13\"----------which makes NO sense.\r
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