document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=311058>Question 311058</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The father is 40 years old and the son is 12 years old. How many years ago was the father 5 times older than the son? <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer is obviously 5, but i can't get the equotion right.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thanks! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "s=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40-x=5(12-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40-x=60-5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40+4x=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5 </SPAN>\n" );
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