document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1106298>Question 1106298</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. Bill's age is a year less than twice Jane's age. Five years ago, Bill's age was three times Jane's age. Find Bill's age.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #721254 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=721254\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If necessary, assign variables to the age of each, write the description as equations, and solve the equations.  Plenty of these kind of age problems have been solved on the site.  This is one of the simpler of them.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jane, 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bill, 17 </SPAN>\n" );
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