document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=988754>Question 988754</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Johnny is 10 and his granddad is 74. How many years ago was johnny's granddad 9 times as old as johnny?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " How many years ago was johnny's granddad 9 times as old as johnny?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let y = no. of years ago that this was true<BR>\n" );
document.write( "74 - y = 9(10 - y)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "74 - y = 90 - 9y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y + 9y = 90 - 74<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8y = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 16/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 2 yrs ago<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Confirm this, 2 yrs ago grandpa was 72 and Johnny was 8. 8 * 9 = 72  </SPAN>\n" );
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