document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1149940>Question 1149940</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Craig is 4 years older than Colleen. Their total age is 76 years. How old are they? This is a linear equation.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Craig is 4 years older than Colleen. Their total age is 76 years. How old are they? This is a linear equation.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The solution and the answer in the post by @addingup are incorrect.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Anyone can easy check incorrectness by adding the values of the @addingup answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;I came to bring a correct solution.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Colleen's age  be x years.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Craig age is (x+4) years.   &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(Craig is 4 years older than Colleen)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + (x+4) = 76    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(their combined age)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + 4 = 76<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 76 - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 72/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 36 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So Colling is 36 years old and Craig is 36 + 4 = 40 years old.   &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>ANSWER</U>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solved correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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