document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=684211>Question 684211</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hello tutor, please help me solve this word problem. Thank You.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mark is now 2 times as old as his son David. 16 years ago, Mark was 6 years older than 3 times as David's age. How old is David now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let David be N years old now.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let David be N years old now.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then Mark is 2N yrs now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 years ago, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "David was N-16 years old <BR>\n" );
document.write( "& Mark was 2N-16 yrs <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mark was 6 years older than 3 times as David's age. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 2N-16=6+3(N-16)=6+3N-48=3N-42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or 3N-2N=42-16=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or N= 26 yrs=David's age now <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ans </SPAN>\n" );
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