document.write( "Question 863307: Daughter is 1/2 as old as mom. 12 yrs ago daughter was 1/3 mothers age, what are there ages now? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent  mom's age
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document.write( "    3x - 72= 2(x-12)
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document.write( "     3x = 2x -24 + 72
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document.write( "      x = 48, mom's age.  Daughter is 24  \r
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document.write( "CHECKING our answer*** 12 years ago
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document.write( "  12 = 36/3
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