document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=887589>Question 887589</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boy is now one-third as old as his father<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Twelve years hence he will be half as old as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "his father. Then the present age of the boy is </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #536738 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><B>lwsshak3(11628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lwsshak3><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=536738\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boy is now one-third as old as his father<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Twelve years hence he will be half as old as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "his father. Then the present age of the boy is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "***<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let x=age of boy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=age of father<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 yrs hence:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+12=age of boy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+12=age of father<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+12=2(x+12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+12=2x+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "present age of the boy is 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );