document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=227943>Question 227943</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A mother,aged thirty,has a seven-year-old son.in how many years,will she be twice as old as he? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #169324 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=169324\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 30+x=2(7+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30+x=14+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2x=14-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x=-16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16 years from now she will be twice as old as her son.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30+16=2(7+16)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "46=2*23<BR>\n" );
document.write( "46=46 </SPAN>\n" );
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