document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=884665>Question 884665</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a man 38 years old has a son 14 years old. how many years ago was the father seven times as old as his son? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=years ago father was seven times as old as his son<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2838-x%29%2F%2814-x%29=7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2838-x%29%2F%2814-x%29=7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "38-x=98-7x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how many years ago father was seven times as old as his son? 10 </SPAN>\n" );
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