document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=510962>Question 510962</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The father is 35 the son is 9.  How many years will it take the son to be 3 times his fathers age.  I have two different answers that I do not know if they are correct.  I have tried 35-9= 26X3 = 78.   I have also tried 35x3= 105/9 =11.667. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Note:  The son will never be older than the father.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let the number of years be \"x\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(9+x) = 3(35+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9+x = 115 = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x  = - 106<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = -53<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Father's age: 35-53 = -18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Son's age: 9-53 = -44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Nonsense<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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