document.write( "Question 1005644: Age Problem
\n" ); document.write( "1. Jeff is 10 yrs.old and his brother is 2 yrs.old . In how many yrs.will Jeff be twice as old as his brother?
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Call x the number of years in the future.
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\n" ); document.write( "10 + x = 2(2 + x)
\n" ); document.write( "10 + x = 4 + 2x
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 4 and subtract x from both sides and get
\n" ); document.write( "x = 6 years
\n" ); document.write( "(My name is Jeff, but my kid brother is 13 years younger than me!)
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