document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206198>Question 1206198</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> if twice Mary's age is decreased by 7 is the same age as her age increased by ten<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how old is Mary. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m = Mary's age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m - 7 = m + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m - m = 10 + 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 17 </SPAN>\n" );
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