document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=602827>Question 602827</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One-half of Nicole's age two years from now, plus one-third of her age three years ago is twenty. How old is she now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1/2)(n+2)+(1/3)(n-3) = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 6 to get rid of the fractions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(n+2) + 2(n-3) = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n+6 + 2n-6 = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5n = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 24 yrs (Nicole's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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