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document.write( "let x=Nathan's present age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2=Nathan's age 2 yrs ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "grandpa is 6 times as old as Nathan was 2 years ago.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "54=6(x-2)=6x-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Nathan's present age=11 </SPAN>\n" );
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