document.write( "Question 698642: Hi, thanks for your help in advance!
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document.write( "Ok so the problem is: \"Three years from now, Bob will be three times as old as he was three years ago. How old is Bob now?\"
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document.write( "I did try to solve this problem on my own, and found that Bob is 6 years old now, but I'm not sure that that is right. I set up my problem like this:
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document.write( "3+x=3(x-3)
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document.write( "3+x=3x-9
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document.write( "12=2x
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document.write( "6=x\r
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document.write( "Is this correct? Thank you for your time and help! \n" );
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