document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=378025>Question 378025</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Betty is 12, exactly one third as old as her father. in how many years will she be half as old as he is?Betty is 12, exactly one third as old as her father. in how many years will she be half as old as he is? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Betty is 12 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "she is 1/3 fathers age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so father is 12*3 = 36 years<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "after x years they will be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "betty = 12+x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Father = 36+x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12+x= 1/2 * (36+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(12+x)= 36+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24+2x=36+x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "24+2x-x=36+x-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24+x=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+24-24=36-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "After 12 years she will be 1/2 father's age.<BR>\n" );
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