document.write( "Question 661662: a father is 28 year older than his daughter,in 2 years time he will be 3 times old
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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "a father is 28 year older than his daughter age NOW 
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document.write( "in 2 years time he will be 3 times old as his daughter
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document.write( "Translate into an equation: father's age NOW is (x+28)
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document.write( "...in 2 years time
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document.write( " (x+28) + 2 = 3(x+2)
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document.write( "    x + 30 = 3x+ 6
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document.write( "         24 = 2x
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document.write( "         12 = x, the daughters age NOW.  Father is 40.
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document.write( "and...in 2 years time
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