document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=576223>Question 576223</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 30 years James will be 8 times as old as he was 12 years ago. How old is he now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "sol:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x be the unknown age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "as given : x +30 = 8 * (x - 12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solving for x you get 18 years </SPAN>\n" );
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