document.write( "Question 389575: 13. John is ¼ as old as his father. In 8 years time , the sum of their ages will be 61.How old is John’s father \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "I. Assigning the variable       
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document.write( "Let x and 4x represent John and his father's age NOW respectively
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document.write( "II.Writing as we Read***
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document.write( " ( x + 8) + (4x + 8) = 61
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document.write( "III.Solving for x
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document.write( "      5x = 45      
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document.write( "        x = 9, John's age NOW,  His father is NOW 36 
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document.write( "IV. CHECKING Our Answer***
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document.write( "   9+8 + 36+8 = 17 + 44 = 61 \n" );
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