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The sum of Jan's and Bob's age is 18 years.
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document.write( "J+B = 18\r\n" );
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document.write( "J+k = 2J+3\r\n" );
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document.write( "Bob will then be B+k.\r\n" );
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document.write( "J+k = 1.5(B+k+1)\r\n" );
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document.write( "B=3, J=15, k=18 \r\n" );
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