document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=976963>Question 976963</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A woman has a son and a daughter. The mother is three times as old as her son. The son is seven years older then the daughter. Three years from now the boy will be twice as old as his sister will be. What are the three linear equations for this problem ?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=son's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x= mother's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-7=daughter's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 yrs from now:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3=son's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-7+3=x-4=daughter's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3=2(x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+3=2x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "son's age=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "mother's age=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "daughter's age=4<BR>\n" );
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