document.write( "Question 900815: Mel is 24 years younger than jay. In 2 years , jay will be 3 times as old as mel will be then. How old are they now?
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document.write( "Let x be Jay's age
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document.write( "x + 2 = 3(x-24 +2)
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document.write( "x+2 = 3x - 66
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document.write( "68 = 2x
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document.write( "34 = x, Jay's age.  Mel is 10\r
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document.write( "and...checking 2 years from NOW..
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document.write( "36 = 3(12) \n" );
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