document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=823731>Question 823731</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John, eighteen years old, is three times as old as his brother. How old will John be when he is twice as old as his brother? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "18 = 3x <BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John is 18 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "His brother is 6 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "18 - 6 = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "They are 12 years apart.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 * 12 = 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "John will be 24 years old when he is twice his brother's age, 12 years old.<BR>\n" );
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