document.write( "Question 1003080: Fred is 8 years older than frank . Francis is 3 years younger than Fred . If the sum of their ages is 40 , find the age of each child \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "In ABC order      Variable\r\n" );
document.write( "Francis            x\r\n" );
document.write( "Frank              y\r\n" );
document.write( "Fred               z\r\n" );
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