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madeline is 3 times as old as her cousin the total of their ages is 36.how old is madeline cousin?
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\n" ); document.write( "m = 3c
\n" ); document.write( "m + c = 36
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\n" ); document.write( "3c + c = 36
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\n" ); document.write( "4c = 36
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\n" ); document.write( "cousin = 9 yrs old
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