document.write( "Question 354505: my mother is three times as old as i am. if she is 24 years older than me, what are our ages? \n" ); document.write( "
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Mother = 3x
\n" ); document.write( "Myself = x
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x+=+x+%2B+24\",
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x-x+=+24\",
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x+=+24\",
\n" ); document.write( "\"x+=+12\". Therefore I am 12 years old and my mom is 36 y.o.
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