document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=507864>Question 507864</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Joe is 3 times as old as Mack. The difference in their age is 24 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "M = Mack's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J = 3*M<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J -M = 24<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J = 24 + M<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substitute J = 24+M<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24+M = 3M<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2M = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J =3(12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J =36<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The difference in their ages is 36-12=24.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: Joe is 36, and Mack is 12.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Done. </SPAN>\n" );
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