document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=919889>Question 919889</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is twice as old as his son. If 9 years ago the sum of their ages was 66 years, what is their present ages.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f = 2s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f-9 + s-9 = 66<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"f\" and solve for \"s\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s-9 + s - 9 = 66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s - 18 = 66<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s = 84<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = 28 son's age now<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f = 2s = 56 father's age now<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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