document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=758936>Question 758936</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> mark is five times older than his sister.if the sum of their ages three years ago is twenty seven. how old is mark </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let s be his sisters current age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m=5s #1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(m-3) + (s-3) = 27 #2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5s-3+s-3=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6s=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=11/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=55/2<BR>\n" );
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