document.write( "Question 394944: Seven years ago a father was 11 times the age of his daughter. Now, he is 4 times his daughters age. What is his age? I have the answer, just can't put a formula to it. Need the formula please.\r
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document.write( "Now, he is 4 times his daughters age
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document.write( "Let x and 4x represent daughter and father's ages NOW
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document.write( " 4x - 7 = 11(x-7)     |seven  years ago...
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "  4x - 7 = 11x - 77
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document.write( "      70  = 7x
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document.write( "      x = 10, daughter's age now.  Father is now 40.   (4*10)\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer
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document.write( "  33 = 11*3 \n" );
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