document.write( "Question 1186069: Jason is 20 years older than tiana. In 5 years, the sum of their ages will be 84. How old are they now
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\n" ); document.write( "let Jason's age be \"J\" and Tiana's age \"T\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if Jason is \"20+\"years older than Tiana. we have \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"J=T%2B20\" .....eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if in \"5\" years, the sum of their ages will be \"84\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \"%28J%2B5%29%2B%28T%2B5%29=84\"
\n" ); document.write( " \"J%2BT%2B10=84\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"J%2BT=84-10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"J%2BT=74\" .......eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "substitute \"J\" from eq.1 in eq.2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"T%2B20%2BT=74\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2T=74-20\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2T=54\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"T=27\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"J=T%2B20\" .....eq.1, substitute \"T\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"J=27%2B20\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"J=47\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Jason is \"47\" and Tiana is \"27\" years old now\r
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