document.write( "Question 466278: Person A is 35, person B is 10. How old will both person A, and B be when person A is 3 times older than person B?
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Person A is 35, person B is 10. How old will both person A, and B be when person A is 3 times older than person B?
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\n" ); document.write( "A = B + 25
\n" ); document.write( "A + x = 4(B + x) in x years
\n" ); document.write( "B + 25 + x = 4B + 4x
\n" ); document.write( "10 + 25 + x = 4*10 + 4x
\n" ); document.write( "35 + x = 40 + 4x
\n" ); document.write( "-5 = 3x
\n" ); document.write( "x = -5/3 years
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\n" ); document.write( "When A is 100/3 years and B is 25/3 years of age.
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\n" ); document.write( "3 times older is 4 times as old.
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