document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=986433>Question 986433</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have been trying to solve this age problem: A boy's sister is 3 years younger than him. His father is 26 years older than the boy. Four years ago the father's age was 3 times the sum of the two children's age. Find the present ages of the father and his children.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Four years ago<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Three equations in three unknowns.  Do you know what to do now? </SPAN>\n" );
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