document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1163555>Question 1163555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jack is two years younger than Jill which is 3 times John’s age. If the sum of their ages is 23. How old is Jill? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Jack is two years younger than Jill which is 3 times John’s age. If the sum of their ages is 23. How old is Jill?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let John age be x years.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then Jill's age is 3x years.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then Jack's age is (3x-2) years.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of ages equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + 3x + (3x-2) = 23\r\n" );
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document.write( "It implies\r\n" );
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document.write( "    7x = 23 + 2 = 25.\r\n" );
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document.write( "As worded, &nbsp;printed, &nbsp;posted and presented, &nbsp;this problem &nbsp;HAS &nbsp;NO &nbsp;solution in integer numbers.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Good only for re-cycling.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Where, &nbsp;from which garbage box did you recover it ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Paraphrase\" in the post by @greenestamps is &nbsp;NOT &nbsp;EQUIVALENT &nbsp;to the original formulation --- hence, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "it is not a paraphrase, &nbsp;at all. &nbsp;It is different formulation, &nbsp;so his solution is irrelevant to the given post.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It relates to another/different problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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