document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=376021>Question 376021</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Once pet's age was 2 times Paul’s age. But at that time pet's  age= Paul’s current age . Sum of their present ages is 40. How old is pet now?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x = the age of pet now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    y = the age of Paul now\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " x-y = number of years ago when pet's age equals Paul's current age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - (x-y) = 2[y-(x-y)]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       y  = 2(2y-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       y  = 4y - 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "      2x  = 3y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       x  = 1.5y<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1.5y+y = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     y = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     x = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pet is 24 years old now.<BR>\n" );
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