document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=933967>Question 933967</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Noel's age in 8 years will be 3 times as old as it was 2 years ago. How old is Noel now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How old is Noel now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "N+8 = 3(N-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N+8 = 3N-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2N = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "N = 7 yrs (noel's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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