document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=846941>Question 846941</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could you please help me with a sum that I am stuck with? Thanks in advance.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A man is 8 years older than his brother. In how many years will his age be double that of his brother? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #510026 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><B>rothauserc(4718)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rothauserc><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=rothauserc><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=510026\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x be the age of the man's brother then the man's age is x+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let n be the number of years <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+8+n = 2(x+n)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 = x +n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "now suppose that x = 6, then x+8 = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore n will be equal to 2 and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the man is 14+2=16 and his brother is 6+2 = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "note that x can be any member of the set (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)<BR>\n" );
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