document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203735>Question 1203735</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of Jess, Sam and Mindy’s ages is 42. Jess is younger than Sam, but older than Mindy. Sam<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is twice as old as Mindy, who is the youngest out of the three by 6 years. If Jess is 15 years old, how<BR>\n" );
document.write( "old are Sam and Mindy? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of Jess, Sam and Mindy’s ages is 42. Jess is younger than Sam, but older than Mindy. Sam<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is twice as old as Mindy, who is the youngest out of the three by 6 years. If Jess is 15 years old, how<BR>\n" );
document.write( "old are Sam and Mindy?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Could you clarify please the meaning of this sentence\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Sam is twice as old as Mindy, who is the youngest out of the three by 6 years. \"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As written, this sentence is grammatically  absurdist and contradicts to the rest <BR>\n" );
document.write( "of the given information, making the entire problem non-sensical.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If you read this problem in class, then many students will be shocked, and some may feel bad.\r<BR>\n" );
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