document.write( "Question 1020064: Maya's father is 4 times as old as Maya was 3 years ago . If Maya's father is 36,how old is Maya? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #636011 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+m+\"$ = Maya's age now
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+f+\"$ = father's age now
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+f+=+4%2A%28+m+-+3+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+f+=+36+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+36+=+4%2A%28+m+-+3+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+36+=4m+-+12+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+4m+=+48+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+m+=+12+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Maya is 12 now
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+f+=+4%2A%28+m+-+3+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+36+=+4%2A%28+12+-+3+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+36+=+4%2A9++\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+36+=+36+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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