document.write( "Question 159158: Charlie is two-thirds Pat's age. Three years from now, Charlie will be as old as Pat is now. How old are Charlie and Pat now? \n" ); document.write( "

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Charlie is two-thirds Pat's age. Three years from now, Charlie will be as old as Pat is now. How old are Charlie and Pat now?
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\n" ); document.write( "\"Charlie is two-thirds Pat's age.\"
\n" ); document.write( "C = $\"2%2F3\"$ P
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\n" ); document.write( "\" Three years from now, Charlie will be as old as Pat is now.\"
\n" ); document.write( "(C+3) = P
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\n" ); document.write( " How old are Charlie and Pat now?
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\n" ); document.write( "Replace P with (C+3) in the 1st equation
\n" ); document.write( "C = $\"2%2F3\"$ (C+3)
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides by 3
\n" ); document.write( "3C = 2(C+3)
\n" ); document.write( "3C = 2C + 6
\n" ); document.write( "3C-2C = 6
\n" ); document.write( "C = 6 yr is Charlie's age
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "P = 6 + 3
\n" ); document.write( "P = 9 yrs is Pat's age
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\n" ); document.write( "Check solutions in the statement:
\n" ); document.write( "\"Three years from now, Charlie will be as old as Pat is now.\"
\n" ); document.write( "6 + 3 = 9 \n" ); document.write( "

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