document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=567938>Question 567938</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> after 12 years a man will be 3 times as old as he was 4 years ago. find his present age </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let his current age be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+12 = 3(x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 12 = 3x -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12 yrs old<BR>\n" );
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