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document.write( "Let his sister's age be \"x\"; Ricardo is \"2x-4\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 2x-4 = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8 (His sister's age)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-4 = 16-4 = 12 (Ricardo's age)<BR>\n" );
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