document.write( "Question 1196451: juan is twice jose's age now. in 5 years he will be 1 1/2 times older than jose. how old are they now? \n" ); document.write( "
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Juan is age 2j.
\n" ); document.write( "Jose is age j.
\n" ); document.write( "In five years, \"2j%2B5=%281%261%2F2%29%28j%2B5%29%2B%28j%2B5%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2j%2B5=%282%261%2F2%29%28j%2B5%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"2j%2B5=%285%2F2%29%28j%2B5%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4j%2B10=5%28j%2B5%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4j%2B10=5j%2B25\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-15=j\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "IF problem said, \"... he will be 1&1/2 times as old as Jose\"
\n" ); document.write( "THEN \"2j%2B5=%283%2F2%29%28j%2B5%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"4j%2B10=3j%2B15\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"j=5\"
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