document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1015442>Question 1015442</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how old is maria if her age is thrice older than her sister which is 12 .. years old  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Three times AS old, and Maria is 3*12=36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Three times OLDER, 12+3*12=48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It depends on the exact words. And even then, the teacher might have meant the other choice.  </SPAN>\n" );
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