document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1020757>Question 1020757</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 20 years from now, Nancy will become three times as old as he is now. Find her age now. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "20 years from now, Nancy will become <BR>\n" );
document.write( "three times as old as she is now.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make Nancy's current age = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 20 = 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x - x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Nancy is 10 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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