document.write( "Question 1200682: Ron is 2 less than thrice the age of Carl. 5 years ago, Ron is 12 times of Carl diminished by 1. What is Carl's age 5 years ago? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "Ron, 3c
\n" ); document.write( "Carl, c\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3c-5=12%28c-5%29-1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3c-5=12c-60-1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3c-5=12c-61\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"66=9c\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=66%2F9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=22%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"c=7%261%2F3\"---------MAYBE.
\n" ); document.write( "and then five years ago, Carl be \"2%261%2F3\"------MAYBE\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Ron is 2 less than thrice the age of Carl. 5 years ago, Ron,...
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Ron, 3c-2
\n" ); document.write( "Carl, c\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3c-2-5=12%28c-5%29-1\", \"twelve times Carl's age diminished by 1\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3c-7=12c-60-1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"-7=9c-61\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9c=61-7\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9c=54\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"c=6\"
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