document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=457222>Question 457222</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A father is six times as old as his son. Two years ago he was eight times as old. Find the son's age. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "6x = father's age now {father is six times as old as his son}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 2 = son two years ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x - 2 = father two years ago\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x - 2 = 8(x - 2) {two years ago the father was eight times as old as his son}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x - 2 = 8x - 16 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2 = 2x - 16 {subtracted 6x from both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14 = 2x {added 16 to both sides}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7 {divided both sides by 2}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "son is 7 years old now<BR>\n" );
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