document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=583975>Question 583975</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How do you do a problem like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "On Marikas 8th birth day in 2004, her father said, \"My age is now four times yours.\" In what year will her father be able to say my age is 3 times yours? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #372645 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=372645\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> marika's age = 8 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Father's age 4*8=32 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let him be 3 times her age after x years \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Marika's age after x years 8+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Father's age after x years  32+x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32+x=3(8+x)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "32+x=24+3x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x-x=32-24\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "after 4 years<BR>\n" );
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