document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=168965>Question 168965</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man 38 years old has a son who is 14 years old. How many years ago was the father seven times as old as his son? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = number of years ago when father was 7 times older than his son<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "38-x = 7(14-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "38-x = 98-7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "38+6x = 98<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10 years \r<BR>\n" );
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