document.write( "Question 1169117: Kevin is now four times as old as mark. Five years ago,
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Let Mark's age be M
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document.write( "Then Kevin's is: 4M
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document.write( "We then get: M + 4M - 2(5) = 45
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document.write( "5M = 55
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document.write( "Mark, or 
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document.write( "Now you can find Kevin's age! \n" );
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