document.write( "Question 1167890: Gerald who is twelve years old is two times as old as his sister Jane.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x, Jane
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "When Gerald was 3 times as old as jane, p years ago.
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\n" ); document.write( "\"12-p=18-3p\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-p=6-3p\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3p-p=6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2p=6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28p=3%29\"------three years ago.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Gerald WAS \"highlight%28highlight%289%29%29\" years old.
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