document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=258086>Question 258086</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Will's Father is five times as old as Will now. Two years ago, he was 7 times as old as will was then. How old is each now </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "F = 5W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F-2 = 7(W-2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"F\" and solve for \"W\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5w-2 = 7(w-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5w-2 = 7w-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2W = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "W = 6 (Will's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since F=5W, F = 5*6 = 30 (Father's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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