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document.write( "i am four times as old as my daughter, she was born when i was 39, how old am i now? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #59220 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! M = my age now \n" ); document.write( "D = my daughter's age now \n" ); document.write( "So, right now, M=4D \n" ); document.write( "When I was 39, my daughter was born, so her age was 0 \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "When I'm 40 \n" ); document.write( "She's 1 \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "When I'm 41 \n" ); document.write( "She's 2 \n" ); document.write( "--------- \n" ); document.write( "etc,etc,etc \n" ); document.write( "So, I'm adding the same number of years to each of our ages until \n" ); document.write( "I'm exactly 4 times her age \n" ); document.write( "In other words \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "So, when I'm 39+13 and she's 13, I'm 4 times her age. Is that true? \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Yes, I'm 52 answer \n" ); document.write( " |