document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=698642>Question 698642</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi, thanks for your help in advance!<BR>\n" );
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?\" <BR>\n" );
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:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3+x=3(x-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3+x=3x-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6=x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Is this correct? Thank you for your time and help! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 3 = Bob's age in 3 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 3 = Bob's age 3 years ago\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 3 = 3(x - 3)   {three years from now (x + 3), Bob will be 3 times his age 3 years ago (x - 3)}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 3 = 3x - 9   {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 = 2x   {subtracted x and added 9 to each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 6   {divided each side by 2}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bob is 6 now<BR>\n" );
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