document.write( "Question 375807: a man is 32 years old while his son is 8 years old,in how many years so that the man will be twice as old as his son. \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent the number of years so that the man will be twice as old as his son.
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document.write( "Now, the man is 32 years old while his son is 8 years old
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document.write( "32 + x = 2(8 + x)
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "32 + x = 16 + 2x
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document.write( "16 = x, the number of years from now that the man will be twice as old as his son
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer
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document.write( "32 + 16 = 2(8 + 16)= 2*24 = 48 \n" );
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