document.write( "Question 1010954: Phil is three times as old as Carrie. Five years ago, phil was four times as old as Carrie was at that time. How old is Carrie now? \n" ); document.write( "

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y, Phil
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x-5=4x-20\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-5=2x-20\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"15=2x\"$ \r
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