document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=885181>Question 885181</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"Eight is my lucky number. Eight years ago I was eight times the <BR>\n" );
document.write( "age of my son. Today the sum of our ages is 52 - you tell me how old I am.\" <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #535010 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=535010\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= age of the son 8 years ago.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= age of the father 8 years ago.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= age of the son now.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8n%2B8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8n%2B8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= age of the father now.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288n%2B8%29%2B%28n%2B8%29=52 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288n%2B8%29%2B%28n%2B8%29=52\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= sum of father and son's ages now.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288n%2B8%29%2B%28n%2B8%29=52 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288n%2B8%29%2B%28n%2B8%29=52\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >--><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8n%2B8%2Bn%2B8=52 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8n%2B8%2Bn%2B8=52\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >--><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8n%2Bn%2B8%2B8=52 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8n%2Bn%2B8%2B8=52\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >--><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9n%2B16=52 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9n%2B16=52\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >--><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9n=52-16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9n=52-16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >--><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9n=36 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9n=36\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >--><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n=36%2F9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n=36%2F9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >--><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The father's age now is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8n%2B8=8%2A4%2B8=32%2B8=highlight%2840%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8n%2B8=8%2A4%2B8=32%2B8=highlight%2840%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Verification:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The son's age now is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2B8=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2B8=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and the sum of their ages is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=40%2B12=52 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"40%2B12=52\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > . </SPAN>\n" );
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