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document.write( "The difference between Mary’s age and jim’s age is eight years. Mary is three times as old as Jim. How old is Mary and how old is Jim? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M-J=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M= 3j\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "plug M <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3j-j =8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2j=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So M =12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mary is 12 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jim is 4 years </SPAN>\n" );
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