document.write( "Question 193756: The problem is:
\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation which models how old, in years, you will be when you are 3 times as old as the younger person.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I am 30
\n" ); document.write( "My cousin is 12\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Please explain reasoning \n" ); document.write( "
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Write an equation which models how old, in years, you will be when you are 3 times as old as the younger person.
\n" ); document.write( "NOW DATA
\n" ); document.write( "I am 30
\n" ); document.write( "My cousin is 12
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\n" ); document.write( "x years from not DATA
\n" ); document.write( "I will be 30 + x
\n" ); document.write( "My cousin will be 12 + x
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation:
\n" ); document.write( "30+x = 3(12+x)
\n" ); document.write( "30 + x = 36 + 3x
\n" ); document.write( "2x = -6
\n" ); document.write( "x = -3
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\n" ); document.write( "Answer:
\n" ); document.write( "When I was 30-3 = 27
\n" ); document.write( "My cousin was 12-3 = 9
\n" ); document.write( "At that time I was 3 times my cousin's age.
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\n" ); document.write( "Cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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