document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=228928>Question 228928</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In five years time, I will be three times as old as I was three years ago, how old am I now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a)  Write an equation using variables to represent the above statement.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b)  Solve your equation to discover the age. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let your present age be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after 5years , <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5+x = 3(x-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "5+9=3x-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7=x (your present age) </SPAN>\n" );
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