document.write( "Question 1195205: Kayden is 7 years older than Indigo. In 9 years the sum of their ages will be 53. How old is Kayden now? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Kayden is 7 years older than Indigo. In 9 years the sum of their ages will be 53. How old is Kayden now?
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Let Kayden's age be K\r\n" );
document.write( "Then Indigo's is: K - 7\r\n" );
document.write( "We then get: K + K - 7 + 2(9) = 53\r\n" );
document.write( "                  2K - 7 + 18 = 53\r\n" );
document.write( "                           2K = 42\r\n" );
document.write( "                Kayden, or

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