document.write( "Question 575175: carlos is 1/3 his fathers age. his father is 30 years older than carlos. how old is carlos? \n" ); document.write( "

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carlos is 1/3 his fathers age. his father is 30 years older than carlos. how old is carlos?
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\n" ); document.write( " let carlos age = x --------- 1
\n" ); document.write( "father's age = 30 + x
\n" ); document.write( "carlos's age = 1/3 * ( 30 + x) ---- 2
\n" ); document.write( "equate 1 & 2
\n" ); document.write( "x = 15 years. \n" ); document.write( "

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