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document.write( "Ahmad is twice as old as Bobby. John is 7 years younger than Ahmad. If the sum of their ages is 38, how old are the three boys? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "J=A-7 OR 2B-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A+B+J=38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2B)+B+(2B-7)=38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5B-7=38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5B=38=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5B=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=45/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=9 AGE OF BOBBY.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A=2*9=18 AGE OF AHMAD.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J=18-7=11 AGE OF JOHN.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18+9+11=38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "38=38<BR>\n" );
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