document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1074933>Question 1074933</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how old is the teacher if in 12 years she will be 3 times as old she was 32 years ago </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let a = the present age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + 12 = 3(a - 32)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + 12 = 3a - 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 + 96 = 3a - a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "108 = 2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( " a = 108/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " a = 54 yrs is the present age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "54 + 12 = 3(54 - 32)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "66 = 3(22) </SPAN>\n" );
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