document.write( "Question 693236: Ethan's dad is 30 years old. This is 10 years older than twice Ethans age. How old is Ethan? \n" ); document.write( "

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let Ethan be x years old.
\n" ); document.write( "given that Ethan's dad is 10 years older than twice Ethans age,
\n" ); document.write( "then Ethan's dad is 2(x)+10.
\n" ); document.write( "but given that Ethan's dad is 30 yrs old,
\n" ); document.write( "we get,
\n" ); document.write( "2x+10=30
\n" ); document.write( "2x=20
\n" ); document.write( "x=10
\n" ); document.write( "Ethan is 10 years old. \n" ); document.write( "

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