document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=942763>Question 942763</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man has a daughter and son . <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The son is 3 years older than the daughter . In one year the man will be 6 times as old as the daughter is now. In 10 years,the man will be fourteen years older than the combined ages of his children at that time . What is the man present age?<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 #574812 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Merciful><B>Merciful(5)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Merciful><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=574812\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x be the daughter's present age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The Son's present age is (x + 3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In one year the man will be 6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 10 years the man will be (x + 10) (x + 13) + 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From this we can say the man's present age is 6x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And also in 10 years the man will be 6x +  9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So:::(x + 10) (x + 13) + 14=6x + 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The man's present age = 6x-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=6(7)-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=41 </SPAN>\n" );
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