document.write( "Question 510453: This is an age old problwm.\r
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document.write( "This is an age old problwm.\r\n" );
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document.write( "My mum was 27 when i was born. 8 Years ago she was twice as old as i shall be in 5 years, time.\r\n" );
document.write( "How old am i now\r\n" );
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document.write( "I am NOT 25, as the other person states. \r\n" );
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document.write( "Let my age, be M\r\n" );
document.write( "Then my mum is M + 27, since she was 27 when I was born\r\n" );
document.write( "8 years ago, my mum was M + 27 - 8 = M + 19\r\n" );
document.write( "In 5 years, I'll be M + 5\r\n" );
document.write( "\"8 Years ago she was twice as old as i shall be in 5 years, time,\" translates to: M + 19 = 2(M + 5)\r\n" );
document.write( "                                                                                                                                      M + 19 = 2M + 10\r\n" );
document.write( "                                                                                                                                       M - 2M = 10 - 19\r\n" );
document.write( "                                                                                                                                             - M = - 9\r\n" );
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