document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1125339>Question 1125339</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of the ages of Gregory and Zoe is 72 years. 12 years ago, Gregory's age was 2 times Zoe's age. How old is Gregory now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 years ago, the sum of their ages was 72-2(12) = 48.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Logical reasoning or a bit of simple algebra then tells us that, since Gregory was at that time twice as old as Zoe, Gregory was 32 and Zoe was 16.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since that was 12 years ago, their ages now are 44 and 28.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: Gregory is now 44 </SPAN>\n" );
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