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David is two years older than peter and five years older than John.Their ages add up to 44. How old is John?
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Let John's age be J
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document.write( "Then David's is: J + 5, and Paul's is: J + 5 - 2, or J + 3
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document.write( "With ages totaling 44 years, we get: J + J + 5 + J + 3 = 44
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document.write( "                                     3J = 36
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document.write( "                                     J, or  \n" );
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