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document.write( "Luis is 36 years old and William is 6 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many years will it take until Luis is only 3 times as old as William?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many years <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=++highlight_green%28x%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"++highlight_green%28x%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  will it take until Luis is only 3 times as old as William?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 + x =3(6+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 18 = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  9 = x, number of years it will take<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "45 = 3(15) </SPAN>\n" );
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