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document.write( "Peter is now three times as old as John. Three years ago the sum of their ages was 22. How old is John now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "P-3+J-3=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3J-3+J-3=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4J=22+3+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4J=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J=28/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J=7 YEARS OLD FOR JOHN NOW.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P=3*7=21 YEARS OLD FOR PETER NOW.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "PROOF:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21-3+7-3=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17+4=21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21=21 </SPAN>\n" );
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