document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1186666>Question 1186666</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose your mother was 27 years old when you were born. Presently she is three times as old as you are. What is your mother’s present age?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem is faulty; there is no solution in whole numbers, which is a requirement for age problems.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = your age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = mother's age<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference in their ages is (always) 27 years:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-x=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=13.5 NOT VALID!<br><BR>\n" );
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