document.write( "Question 1083587: John is x years old and his sister Jane is (5x-18)years old. Given that Jane is thrice as old as John, find the age of jane \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "John is \"x\" years old and
\n" ); document.write( "his sister Jane is \"%285x-18%29\"years old\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Given that Jane is thrice as old as John: so, \"%285x-18%29=3x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-18=3x\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-3x=18\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=18\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=9\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Jane is \"%285x-18%29=5%2A9-18=45-18=highlight%2827%29\" years old
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