document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1106166>Question 1106166</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 2011, Julie will be the same age as the square of her age in 2005. How old is Julie in 2008? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If a formal algebraic solution is not required, try common sense, a little logical reasoning, and some simple mental arithmetic.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) Julie's age in 2011 is the square of her age in 2005, 6 years earlier.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) What number is there for which the difference between the number and the square of the number is 6?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) Answer: 3.  3 squared is 9, which is 6 more than 3.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4) So Julie's age in 2005 was 3 and in 2011 it was 9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5) So in 2008 her age was 6. </SPAN>\n" );
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