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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> an 8 year old boy nathan wants to compare his age with that of his mother and grandfather. his mother is exactly 4 times his age and his grandfather is exactly 7 times his age. how old is his mother? how old is his grandfather? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i have the answer to this but i dont know how to rewrite it in the form of an equation. its probably something simple but i have just started to learn algebra and at 44 years old it is tough. thanks in advance </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "nathan = 8 yrs old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mother = 4*nathan = 4*8 = 32 yrs. old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "granpa = 7*nathan = 7*8 = 56 yrs. old<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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