document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=710515>Question 710515</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a man is 56 years old and his is 24 years old in how many years the father will be twice as old as his son at that time? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the number of years be \"x\":<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "56 + x = 2(24 + x)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "56 + x = 48 + 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8 years (# of years till father is twice son's age)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.  </SPAN>\n" );
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