document.write( "Question 798280: In three more years, Danny’s father will be 2 times as old as Danny was last year.
\n" ); document.write( "When Danny’s present age is added to his father’s age, the total is 86.How old is each one now?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #482113 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+d+\" = Danny's age now
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+f+\" = his father's age now
\n" ); document.write( "\"+f+%2B+3+\" = father's age in 3 years
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d+-+1+\" = Danny's age last year
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+f+%2B+3+=+2%2A%28+d+-+1+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+d+%2B+f+=+86+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+f+%2B+3+=+2d+-+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+2d+-+f+=+5+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Add (1) and (2)
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3d+=+91+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+d+=+30.333+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+f+=+86+-+d+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+f+=+55.667+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Danny is 30 and 4 months
\n" ); document.write( "father is 55 and 8 months
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+f+%2B+3+=+2%2A%28+d+-+1+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+55.667+%2B+3+=+2%2A%28+30.333+-+1+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+58.667+=+2%2A29.333+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+58.667+=+58.667+\"
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