document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=508302>Question 508302</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John's father is thrice as old as John. 6 years from now, his father will be 24 years older than John. How old is John now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #340930 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=340930\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I think we can say that the father is 24 years older than John, regardless of how old they are. If J represents John's age now, then 3J represents John's father's age. This is equal to J+24, so we set an equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3J = J + 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2J = 24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J = 12, 3J = 36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John is 12, and his father is 36. </SPAN>\n" );
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