document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=354400>Question 354400</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jon is 8 years old. mr dawson is 5 times older than jon in how many years will mr dawson  be 3 times as old as jon ??? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If Jon is 8 then Mr Dawson is 8*5=40 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lets say in x years, Mr Dawson will be 3 times as old as Jon, then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2Bx=%2840%2Bx%29%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2Bx=%2840%2Bx%29%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > (we divided right side by 3 in order to make the equations even). Now to get rid of the fraction we multiply both sides by 3,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+24%2B3x+=+40%2Bx+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+24%2B3x+=+40%2Bx+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > subtract x from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+24%2B2x+=+40+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+24%2B2x+=+40+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > subtract 24 from each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2x+=+16+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2x+=+16+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > divide both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+8+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+8+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > So in 8 years :) <BR>\n" );
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