document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=305203>Question 305203</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Vincent is three times as old as David was two years ago. In three more years, David will be two-thirds as old as Vincent. Neither one is a teenager. How old are Vincent and David now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #218538 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=218538\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let david be x years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2 years ago david was x-2 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vincent's age now = 3(x-2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ages after 3 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "David x+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vincent 3(x-2)+3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "david age is 2/3 of vincent's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+3= 2/3 ( 3 (x-2)+3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+3= 2/3 (3x-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x+3)=2(3x-3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x+9=6x-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5  David's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Vincent's age = 3 (x-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=3(5-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=9 years\r<BR>\n" );
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