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document.write( "3 times older = 4 times as old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 times older = 5 times as old.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J = 4P<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J - 4 = 5(P - 4) = 5P - 20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4P - 4 = 5P - 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = 64 </SPAN>\n" );
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