document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1190874>Question 1190874</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Loraine is eighteen years older than her cousin. She was three times as old one year ago.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old are they now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x and 3x be their ages 1 year ago.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference in their ages (now and always) is 18:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Their ages 1 year ago were x=9 and 3x=27.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: Their ages now are 10 and 28<br><BR>\n" );
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