document.write( "Question 1200692: John is five times as old as his brother. The difference between their age is twelve years. What is John age? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be the brother's age;  then the John's age is 5x, years, according to the problem.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The difference of ages is 12 years\r\n" );
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document.write( "    5x - x = 12,\r\n" );
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document.write( "      4x   = 12,\r\n" );
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document.write( "       x   = 12/4 = 3.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The brother is 3 years old;  John is 3*5 = 15 years old.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  John is 15 years old.\r\n" );
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