document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1206973>Question 1206973</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> HOW OLD IS JANE?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "THE AGES OF JANE AND MARY WHEN ADDED TOGETHER MAKE 44 YEARS. JANE IS TWICE AS OLD AS MARY WAS WHEN JANE WAS HALF AS OLD AS MARY WILL BE WHEN MARY IS THREE TIMES OLD AS JANE WAS WHEN JANE WAS THREE TIMES AS OLD AS MARY. HOW OLD IS JANE? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #844739 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=844739\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Just two comments about this problem....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) The purpose of a math problem should be to give students practice in math -- not practice in deciphering convoluted descriptions of the problem.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) In the solution cited by the other tutor, Mary's age turns out to be 27.5 years.  Math problems involving ages can only have whole number answers.<br><BR>\n" );
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