document.write( "Question 1171129: Paul's age is three years older than Ruth's age. If Emma's age is twice that of Paul's age, find out Paul's age if the total of them two years ago was 51 years. \n" ); document.write( "
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p, Paul
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Substitute for m and r,
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28p%2B%28p-3%29%2B2p=57%29\"---------solve this.
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