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Mrs Matthews is 24 and her daughter nina is 6. How old will nina be when she is half as old as her mother?
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\n" ); document.write( "let x=number of years nina will be half as old as her mother
\n" ); document.write( "24+x=2(6+x)
\n" ); document.write( "24+x=12+2x
\n" ); document.write( "x=12
\n" ); document.write( "6+x=18
\n" ); document.write( "How old will nina be when she is half as old as her mother? 18 \n" ); document.write( "

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