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document.write( "x = Kathy's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x - 36 = 2x {three times her age minus 36 equals twice her age}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-36 = -x {subtracted 3x from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 36 {divided both sides by -1}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Kathy is 36<BR>\n" );
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