document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=585773>Question 585773</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A father is 50 years old and his son is 22 years old. In how many years will<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the father be twice as old as his son? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "the father be twice as old as his son?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let t = the number of years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In t years, the father will be 50 + t and the son will be 22 + t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the father is twice as old as the son, we can write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 + t = 2(22 + t)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for t:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "50 + t = 44 + 2t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 6 years the father will be twice as old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check: 56 = 2*28 </SPAN>\n" );
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