document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=656154>Question 656154</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in 30 years, Dino will be 8 times as he was 12 years ago. How old is he now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #409361 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chandrak><B>chandrak(4)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=chandrak><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=409361\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assume Dinos age now  is y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "12 years ago   Dinos age y-12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 times of that 8*(y-12)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 30 years Dinos age y + 30 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation will be <BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 30 = 8*(y-12) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y + 30 = 8y -96\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y - 8y = -126 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-7y = -126 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y = -126/-7 = 18 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since y is the Dinos age now \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dino is 18 years old\r<BR>\n" );
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