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document.write( "At present, the mother is 24 which is 6 times older than her son.  Therefore, her son is now 4.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x years in the future, the mother will be 3 times older:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 + x = 3(4 + x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 +  x = 12 + 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, the mother will be 24+6 = 30 yrs old when this occurs (the son will be 10) </SPAN>\n" );
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