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Let Lara's age be L
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document.write( "Then her mother's is: L + 26
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document.write( "We then get: L + 26 - 6 = 3(L - 6)
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document.write( "L + 20 = 3L - 18
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document.write( "L - 3L = - 18 - 20
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document.write( "- 2L = - 38
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document.write( "Lara, or 
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document.write( "You should now be able to find the mother's age! \n" );
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