document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=287627>Question 287627</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Eight-year old Nathan wants to compare his age with that of his mother and grandfather.  His mother is exactly four times his age and his grandfather is exactly seven times his age.  How old is Nathan's mother and grandfather?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My answers are 32 yrs for his mother and 56 yrs for his grandfather.  Are my answers correct? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "56 for grandfather\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are correct.  ok<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be the age of the Nathan. Mother's age is 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x is age of Grandfather\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Soo Mother's age is 4(8) = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Grandfather's age is 7(8) =56\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now your instructor may be looking for this 4x is mother's age in comparison to Nathan's age so <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Nathan's age is 1/4 Mother's age. Nathan's age is 1/7 Grandfather's age. Does this help further? </SPAN>\n" );
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