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document.write( "Let the age of Ramu be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the age of his father be 2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 2x = 75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x = 75\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide each side by 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x = 50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answer:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ramu is 25 years old and his father is 50 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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