document.write( "Question 1175199: Nate is 5 years older than 4 times Josh’s age. If their ages add together to a total of 100, how old is each?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "let Nate's age be \"N\" and Josh's age \"J\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if Nate is \"5+\"years older than \"4\" times Josh’s age, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"N=4J%2B5\".....eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if their ages add together to a total of \"100\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"N%2BJ=100\" .....eq.2....substitute \"N\" from eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4J%2B5%2BJ=100\".....solve for \"J\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5J=100-5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5J=95\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"J=95%2F5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"N=4J%2B5\".....eq.1, substitute \"J\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"N=4%2A19%2B5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"N=81\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "how old is each?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer: Nate is \"81+\" years old and Josh is \"19+\" years old\r
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