document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=437671>Question 437671</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Cory's age is 20% of her father's age. Forty-two years from now, Cory's age will be two-thirds (2/3) of her father's age. How old are Cory and her father now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "so father is 5 times cory's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let cory's age = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "father's age = 5x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "42	years later									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cory's age x+42								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "father's age	5x+42	<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If Cory 's age = 2/3 of father's age then father is 1.5 times cory's age					<BR>\n" );
document.write( "father's age	1.5	times older									<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+42=1.5(x+42)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x+42=1.5x+63		<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.5x=63	-42			<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.5x=21						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "/3.5								<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6 Cory's age						<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+20=26	years		father's age	<BR>\n" );
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