document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=659148>Question 659148</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> One – fifth of a certain lawyer’s age 8 years ago equals one – ninth of his age 24 years hence. How old is he now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How can I solve for this? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "One – fifth of a certain lawyer’s age 8 years ago equals one – ninth of his age 24 years hence. How old is he now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How can I solve for this?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let his current age be C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then we can say that: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F5%29%28C+-+8%29+=+%281%2F9%29%28C+%2B+24%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F5%29%28C+-+8%29+=+%281%2F9%29%28C+%2B+24%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, with hence meaning from now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28C+-+8%29%2F5+=+%28C+%2B+24%29%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28C+-+8%29%2F5+=+%28C+%2B+24%29%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%28C+-+8%29+=+5%28C+%2B+24%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%28C+-+8%29+=+5%28C+%2B+24%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ----- Cross-multiplying \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9C - 72 = 5C + 120\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9C - 5C = 120 + 72\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4C = 192\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C, or his current age = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=192%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"192%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2848%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2848%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You should be able to do the check!!\r<BR>\n" );
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