document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=970933>Question 970933</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man was 24 years when his son was born. The man is now three times as old as his son. How old is his son? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the man's age is 3x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If we subtract the son's age from the man's age we get 24.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-x=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The son's age is 12 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The man's age is 36 years old. </SPAN>\n" );
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