document.write( "Question 295225: John is 13 years less than 3 times as old as his son. Six years ago, he was 14 years more than twice as old as his son was then. How old is John? \n" ); document.write( "

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j + 13 = 3s
\n" ); document.write( "(j-6) - 14 = 2s
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\n" ); document.write( "j = 3s - 13
\n" ); document.write( "j = (2s + 14) + 6
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\n" ); document.write( "3s - 13 = 2s + 20
\n" ); document.write( "s = 33
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\n" ); document.write( "j = 99 - 13
\n" ); document.write( "j = 86
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\n" ); document.write( "so john is 86 and his son is 33 \n" ); document.write( "

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