document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=697072>Question 697072</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I know a priest who is 44 years old. Sometime ago, he was twice as old as I.  In the following year he was one and a half times older than I.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old am I now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #429653 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=429653\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = my age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the number of years ago he was<BR>\n" );
document.write( "twice my age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%2844+-+y%29+=++2%2A%28+x-y+%29+%0D%0AThe+following+year+was+%7B%7B%7B+y-1+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%2844+-+y%29+=++2%2A%28+x-y+%29+%0D%0AThe+following+year+was+%7B%7B%7B+y-1+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+44+-+%28+y-1+%29%29+=+%283%2F2%29%2A+%28+x+-+%28+y-1+%29+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+44+-+%28+y-1+%29%29+=+%283%2F2%29%2A+%28+x+-+%28+y-1+%29+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is 2 equations and 2 unknowns,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so it's solvable.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+44+-+y+=+2x+-+2y+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+44+-+y+=+2x+-+2y+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2x+-+y+=+44+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2x+-+y+=+44+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+%28+44+-+%28+y-1+%29%29+=+%283%2F2%29%2A+%28+x+-+%28+y-1+%29+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+%28+44+-+%28+y-1+%29%29+=+%283%2F2%29%2A+%28+x+-+%28+y-1+%29+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%2A%28+44+-+y+%2B+1+%29+=+3%2A%28+x+-+y++%2B+1+%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%2A%28+44+-+y+%2B+1+%29+=+3%2A%28+x+-+y++%2B+1+%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+88+-+2y+%2B+2+=+3x+-+3y+%2B+3+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+88+-+2y+%2B+2+=+3x+-+3y+%2B+3+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3x+-+y+=+87+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3x+-+y+=+87+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract (1) from (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+3x+-+y+=+87+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+3x+-+y+=+87+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+-2x+%2B+y+=+-44+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+-2x+%2B+y+=+-44+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+x+=+43+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+x+=+43+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "and, since<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2x+-+y+=+44+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2x+-+y+=+44+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%2A43+-+y+=+44+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%2A43+-+y+=+44+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+86+-+44+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+86+-+44+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+y+=+42+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+y+=+42+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am 43 now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check answer:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The priest is 44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "42 years ago he was twice my age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He was 2 yr old and I was 1 yr old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The next year he was 3 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I was 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "OK </SPAN>\n" );
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