document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230832>Question 230832</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If someone is 2/3's older than someone else how is that written algebraically </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If you are x yrs old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your father may be x + (2/3)x yrs. old<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F = (1 + (2/3))Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F = (5/3)Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This equation means \"your father's age is (5/3)times your age\",<BR>\n" );
document.write( "which means he is 2/3 older than you.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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