document.write( "Question 1126769: Today, Jim is Twice as old as his brother Tom. Four years ago he was three times as old as Tom. What are their ages today? \n" ); document.write( "

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Ages 2t and t today\r
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"2t=16\"$ --------Jim\r
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