document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=705464>Question 705464</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> How old is Fred if next year he will be twice as old as he was seven years ago? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The question states that his age next year x+1 is (=) twice his age seven years ago (2*(x-7).<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+1 = 2(x-7) ---> x+1 = 2x -14 ---> 15 = x.<P><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fred is 15.  7 years ago he was 8, and next year he is 16, which is twice as old as 8.<P><BR>\n" );
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