document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1176790>Question 1176790</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Elvin is 2 more than three times older than his daughter, Ezra. In 16 years, he will be twice as old as his daughter. What are their present ages?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let Elvin's age be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and  Ezra 's age be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if Elvin is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=more ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"more\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > than <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=three%7B%7B%7B+times ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"three%7B%7B%7B+times\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > older than his daughter, Ezra, we have \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3y%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3y%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.....eq.1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years, he will be <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=twice ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"twice\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > as old as his daughter, so we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B16=2%28y%2B16%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B16=2%28y%2B16%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B16=2y%2B32 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B16=2y%2B32\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2y%2B32-16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2y%2B32-16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2y%2B16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2y%2B16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.....eq.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "from eq.1 and eq.2 we have\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3y%2B2=2y%2B16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3y%2B2=2y%2B16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3y-2y=16-2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3y-2y=16-2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y=14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "go to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3y%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3y%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.....eq.1, substitute <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=y ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"y\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=3%2A14%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=3%2A14%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=44 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=44\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  their present ages:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Elvin is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=44 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"44\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and  Ezra  is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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