document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1189738>Question 1189738</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of Mr. Micklow and Mrs. Craft's age is 55. The difference of their age is 3. What are their ages? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of Mr. Micklow and Mrs. Craft's age is 55. The difference of their age is 3. What are their ages?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Regarding this problem and its solutions in the posts by @mananth and @ikleyn (myself),<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I'd like to make one notice.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How this problem is worded, &nbsp;we can not determine, &nbsp;for sure, &nbsp;the age of each participant.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "After solving the problem, &nbsp;we only can say that\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;EITHER &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Mr. Micklow is &nbsp;29 years old and &nbsp;Mrs. Craft is &nbsp;26 years old,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "  &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;OR, &nbsp;in opposite, &nbsp;Mr. Micklow is &nbsp;26 years old and &nbsp;Mrs. Craft is &nbsp;29 years old,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In both cases, &nbsp;the statements of the problem are true, &nbsp;so both versions work well as answers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As the problem is worded, &nbsp;it does not allow to determine their ages in more precise way.\r<BR>\n" );
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