document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=594117>Question 594117</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Right now, Daniel is 8 years older than his cousin Zach. Two years from now, Daniel will be 3 times as old as Zach. How old is Daniel now? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Daniel = x+8 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Zach= x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In two years: 3x = 2+x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - x = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 8 = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore Daniel is 9. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "But that is incorrect!  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #376617 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=376617\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = Zach's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So if \"Daniel is 8 years older than his cousin Zach\" and Zach is x years old, then Daniel is  x+8  years old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In two years, their ages will be\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Zach's age in 2 years = x+2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Daniel's age in 2 years = (x+8)+2 = x+10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So if \"Two years from now, Daniel will be 3 times as old as Zach\", this means we have the equation \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Daniel's Age In Two Years = 3*(Zach's Age In Two Years)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 10 = 3(x+2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll let you solve the equation x + 10 = 3(x+2)  for x. Let me know what you get. </SPAN>\n" );
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