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document.write( "Mary is 3 yrs younger than Bob who is going to be x years old a year from now. How old is Mary now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m = b-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b = x-1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute and solve for \"m\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = (x-1)-3 = x-4 (Mary's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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