Question 1119749
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mica's mother is now twice as old as she was sixteen years ago. 
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x, Mica's Mother now
x-16, Mica's Mother, sixteen years ago
{{{x=2(x-16)}}}
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{{{x=2x-32}}}
{{{highlight(x=32)}}}-----Mica's MOTHER now.





??
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She was four times old, ...
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