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\n" ); document.write( "Hello Sir/Madam Im in confusion on age problems.
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document.write( "If your unknown is the present age, and you want to express on how it was \"n years ago\", then use \"-\" (minus).\r\n" );
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document.write( "If you want to express on how it will be  \"in n years in the future\", then use \"+\" (plus).\r\n" );
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document.write( "   . . . With years people become older . . . \r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Also see numerous examples of solved age problems in the lesson Age problems and their solutions in this site.\r
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