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Since Marika’s was 8 in 2004, then her father was: 4(8), or 32 then
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document.write( "Let the year when her father can say that he’s 3 times her age, be y
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document.write( "Then we can say that: 32 + y = 3(8 + y)
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document.write( "32 + y = 24 + 3y
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document.write( "y – 3y = 24 – 32 
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document.write( "– 2y = - 8
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document.write( "y, or amount of years after 2004 when her father can say that he’s 3 times her age = , or 4
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document.write( "This means that he will be 3 times her age in 4 years’ time, or in  (2004 + 4) \n" );
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