document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=877495>Question 877495</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have no idea how to solve this, if I could I would be an accountant. And why is this question be on a criminal justice pre-app. What should I be learning from this please.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sarah is 30 years old. She is twice as old as her friend Bill and Bill is 5 times as old as his sister Jane. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jane’s mom is 12 times older than Jane. What is the age difference between Jane’s mom and Sarah?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A. 0 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B. 5 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C. 12 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D. 6 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E. 15 years<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #529370 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=529370\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sarah is 30 years old. She is twice as old as her friend Bill and Bill is 5 times as old as his sister Jane. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jane’s mom is 12 times older than Jane. What is the age difference between Jane’s mom and Sarah?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bill is 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jane is 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 times older = 13 times as old, so Jane's mom is 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "39 - 30 = 9 years<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer expected is 6.  The author of the problem thinks 12x older is the same as 12x as old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If that's true, then what is 1x older?  the same age?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1x older = an increase of 100% = 2x as old.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are math problems (this one is simple), and there are language problems.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If this is an online class and you answer 9, you'll be marked wrong.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you have an instructor and can discuss it, then answer 9 years.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What you learn from this is that dummies write math books and math lessons. </SPAN>\n" );
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