document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=903984>Question 903984</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jane is 3 years older than tom, tom is 2 more than twice the age of joe. If the sum of their ages is 40 how old is tom? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Question States***<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jane + Tom + Joe = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+3) + x + (x-2) = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 13, Tom's age. Jane is 16 and Joe is 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And...checking<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sum of ages  = 40 </SPAN>\n" );
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