document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=232912>Question 232912</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John is twice as old as his friend Peter. Peter is 5 years older than Alice. In 5 years, John will be three times as old as Alice. How old is Peter now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Peter is 5 years older than Alice,                          P=A+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 5 years John will be three times as old as Alice,      J+5=3A  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J=2P<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=A+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J+5=3A<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J=2(A+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J=2A+10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J+5=3A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A+10+5=3A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10+5=A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15=A<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "P=A+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=15+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So peter is 20, lets check our work.  If peter is 20 then John must be 40.  In 5 years John will be 45, which is 3 times as old as Alice who is 15. </SPAN>\n" );
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