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document.write( "let x=Rose's age today<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+25=mother's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 yrs ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mothers age=x+25-5=x+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 yrs from now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rose's age=x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+20=2(x+5)=2x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rose's age today=10 </SPAN>\n" );
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