document.write( "Question 1089909: If mark is 4 times older than Noel next year and 2 times older in 3 years time. How old is Noel now? \n" ); document.write( "

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Next year,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M%2B1=4%28N%2B1%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M%2B1=4N%2B4\"$
\n" ); document.write( "1. $\"M-4N=3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and in three years,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M%2B3=2%28N%2B3%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M%2B3=2N%2B6\"$
\n" ); document.write( "2. $\"M-2N=3\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 2 from 1,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M-4N-%28M-2N%29=3-3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-2N=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"N=0\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Either Noel was just born or there is a problem with the setup.
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