document.write( "Question 1178986: Jillian is five years younger than Ciane. Four years ago, the sum of their ages was 25. How old are they now?
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\n" ); document.write( "Jillian is five years younger than Ciane. Four years ago, the sum of their ages was 25. How old are they now?
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Let Ciane's age be C\r\n" );
document.write( "Then Jillian's is: C - 5\r\n" );
document.write( "Four years ago, Ciane and Jillian were C - 4, and C - 5 - 4, or C - 9, respectively\r\n" );
document.write( "We then get: C - 4 + C - 9 = 25\r\n" );
document.write( "2C - 13 = 25\r\n" );
document.write( "2C = 38\r\n" );
document.write( "Ciane's age, or \r\n" );
document.write( "Now, you should be able to find Jillian's age.

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