document.write( "Question 215545: The age of a dad in years is three times the sum of his two children's ages. In four years time the dad is going to be two times older than the sum of his children's ages. How old is the dad? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let d = dad's present age
\n" ); document.write( "Let s = sum of the children's present age
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\n" ); document.write( "The age of a dad in years is three times the sum of his two children's ages.
\n" ); document.write( "d = 3s
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\n" ); document.write( " In four years time the dad is going to be two times older than the sum of his children's ages.
\n" ); document.write( "(d + 4) = 2(s + 4)
\n" ); document.write( "d + 4 = 2s + 8
\n" ); document.write( "d = 2s + 8 - 4
\n" ); document.write( "d = 2s + 4
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\n" ); document.write( " How old is the dad?
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute 3s for d in the above equation, find s
\n" ); document.write( "3s = 2s + 4
\n" ); document.write( "3s - 2s = 4
\n" ); document.write( "s = 4, sum of the children's ages
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\n" ); document.write( "Then dad is 12!! \n" ); document.write( "
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