document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=968330>Question 968330</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Taylor is 3 times as old as Jerry. The sum of their ages is 72. How old is each.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then Taylor's age is 3x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of their ages is 72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3x=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jerry is 18 years old and Taylor is 54 years old. </SPAN>\n" );
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