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When Jessy was 12, her mother was 35. Now, her mother is twice her age. How old is Jessy?
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document.write( "An older person is twice as old as a younger person when the younger person is\r\n" );
document.write( "the same age the older person was when the younger person was born.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Jessy's mother is 35-12 or 23 years older than Jessy. So Jessy's mother was\r\n" );
document.write( "23 when Jessy was born.  So Jessy is now 23 and her mother is 46.\r\n" );
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