document.write( "Question 1189676: Kumi is 4 times as old as Aimee. 3 years ago Kumi was 5 times as old as Aimee. How old is Aimee today?
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document.write( " x = Aimee's age, in years.\r\n" );
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document.write( "4x = Kumi's age\r\n" );
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document.write( "Equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4x - 3 = 5(x-3)\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4x - 3 = 5x - 15\r\n" );
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document.write( "    15 - 3 = 5x - 4x\r\n" );
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document.write( "       12  =    x\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  Aimee is 12 years old.\r\n" );
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