document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=870887>Question 870887</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If stephanie were three times as old as she was four years ago, she will be twelve less than three times her current age. How old is Stephanie </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=Stephanie's age 4 yrs ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=Stephanie's current age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=3(3x)-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=9x-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old is Stephanie? 6 </SPAN>\n" );
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