document.write( "Question 1172609: Cesar is 52 yrs younger than Melissa. 5 yrs ago, Melissas age was 3 times Cesars age. How old is Cesar? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "    5 years ago, Melissa was 52 years older than Cesar and thrice as old as Cesar.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Hence, 5 years ago, Cesar was be 52/2 = 26 years old, while Melissa was 3*26 = 78 years old.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    It means that the Cesar's current age is 26+5 = 31 years.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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