document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=925378>Question 925378</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ben is 70 years old and Ishaan is 18 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many years will it take until Ben is only 3 times as old as Ishaan? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How many years will it take until Ben is only 3 times as old as Ishaan?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let that number of years be \"x\"::<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70+x = 3(18+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70+x = 54 + 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8 years<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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