document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=178773>Question 178773</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Nicole is 5 years older than Pierre. Last year she was twice as old as he was. How old is each now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <i>n</i> be Nicole's age now.  Then last year she was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large n - 1\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Nicole is 5 years older than Pierre, so Pierre is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large n - 5\"> and last year he was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large n - 6\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Finally, we are given that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large n - 1 = 2(n - 6)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <i>n</i> to get Nicole's age, then subtract 5 to get Pierre's age.\r<BR>\n" );
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