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When george was 12 his father was 3 times his age. Now his father his only twice his age. How old are they now. \r
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When George was 12, his father was thrice his age, or his father was 36
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document.write( "Their age difference, which will never change is: 36 - 12, or 24
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document.write( "With George's age being G, and his father's, F, we get: F - G = 24 ------ eq (i)
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document.write( "Currently, father is twice George's age, so we can say that: F = 2G ----- eq (ii)
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document.write( "2G - G = 24 -------- Substituting 2G for F in eq (i)
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document.write( "G, or George is:  years-old
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document.write( "Father is: 2(24), or  years-old \n" );
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