document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=378058>Question 378058</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is nine times as old as his son.  In nine years, he will be only three times as old as his son.  How old are each now?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve using elimination method. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #268591 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=268591\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let son be x years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "father = y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "...<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=9x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after 3 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "son = x+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "father = y+9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(y+9)=3(x+9)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "plug value of y  =9x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9x+9)=3x+27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x+9=3x+27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9x-3x+9=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+9=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 son's age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "father's age = 9x = 27 years now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
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