document.write( "Question 470424: In 2011, a man was 40 and his daughter was 12. In what year was the man just twice his daughter's age? \n" ); document.write( "

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n 2011, a man was 40 and his daughter was 12.
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\n" ); document.write( "t = no. of years for this to be true
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\n" ); document.write( "40 + t = 2(12+t)
\n" ); document.write( "40 + t = 24 + 2t
\n" ); document.write( "40 - 24 = 2t - t
\n" ); document.write( "16 = t
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\n" ); document.write( "2011 + 16 = 2027, this will be true
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\n" ); document.write( "See if this is true
\n" ); document.write( "40+16 = 2(12+16)
\n" ); document.write( "56 = 2(28) \n" ); document.write( "

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