document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=958078>Question 958078</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Person x is 17 person y is 49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old will they both be when person y is 3 times older than person x. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " How old will they both be when person y is 3 times older than person x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 17 ; y = 49<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49+k = 3(17+k)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49+k = 51+3k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2k = -2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = -1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x will be 17-1 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y will be 49-1 = 48<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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