document.write( "Question 1204169: Bill\"s age is a year less than twice Jane's age. 5 years ago Bills's age was 3 times Jane's age. Find Bill's age? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Edwin,  even although some problems are easier to setup using more than one unknown,\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So,  it may happen,  that the setup is easier this way,  but the solution is harder.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are many problems, that can be stupidly considered as for three unknowns,
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