document.write( "Question 168965: 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? \n" ); document.write( "
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A man 38 years old has a son who is 14 years old. How many years ago was the
\n" ); document.write( "father seven times as old as his son?
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\n" ); document.write( "Let x = no. of year for this to be true
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\n" ); document.write( "38 - x = 7(14 - x)
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\n" ); document.write( "38 - x = 98 - 7x
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\n" ); document.write( "-x + 7x = 98 - 38
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\n" ); document.write( "6x = 60
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 10 yrs ago
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\n" ); document.write( "38 - 10 = 7(14 - 10)\r
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