document.write( "Question 1201822: five years ago, i was one and a half times as old as my sister. today, my sister is 17 years old, how old am i? \n" ); document.write( "

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y, narrator today
\n" ); document.write( "x, sister today\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"y-5=%283%2F2%29%28x-5%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "given x is 17;
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y-5=%283%2F2%29%2817-5%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=5%2B%283%2F2%29%2812%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"y=5%2B18\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28y=23%29\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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