document.write( "Question 1116244: Mary is 7 years older than her brother and her brother is 10 years younger than her cousin. The sum of the ages is 47. How ald are they?
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m, Mary
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The age sum equation: \"%28b%2B7%29%2Bb%2B%28b%2B10%29=47\"
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