document.write( "Question 1152508: sam is 18 and bill is 24. how many years ago was bill three times as old as sam? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #774534 by josgarithmetic(39620)\"\" \"About 
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document.write( "PERSON       AGE NOW           UNKNOWN YEARS AGO\r\n" );
document.write( "Sam            18                18-x\r\n" );
document.write( "Bill           24                24-x\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "Just solve this.
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