document.write( "Question 1152264: Erik is 32 years younger than Megan. 3 years ago, Megan's age was 3 times Erik's age. How old is Erik now? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Erik is 32 years younger than Megan. 3 years ago, Megan's age was 3 times Erik's age. How old is Erik now?
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Let Erik's age be E
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document.write( "Them Megan's is: = E + 32
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document.write( "We then get: E + 32 - 3 = 3(E - 3)
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document.write( "E + 29 = 3E - 9
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document.write( "E - 3E = - 9 - 29
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document.write( "- 2E = - 38
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