document.write( "Question 1195209: The sum of the ages of Carter and Maisha is 77 years. 10 years ago, Carter's age was 2 times Maisha's age. How old is Carter now? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "The sum of the ages of Carter and Maisha is 77 years.
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document.write( "10 years ago, the sum of Carter and Maisha ages was 77-10-10 = 57,\r\n" );
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document.write( "and Carter's age was twice Maisha's age.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From it, easy mental effort tells you that 10 years ago\r\n" );
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document.write( "Maisha was 57/3 = 19 years old, while Carter was 2*19 = 38 years old.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, now Maisha is 19+10 = 29 years old, while Carter is 38+10 = 48 years old.\r\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK.  29 + 48 = 77 years.   ! Correct !\r\n" );
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