document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1025300>Question 1025300</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In thirty years aman will be 8 times as old as he we 12 years ago. How old is he now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In thirty years a man will be 8 times <BR>\n" );
document.write( "as old as he was 12 years ago.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 30 = 8(x - 12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 30 = 8x - 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x - x = 30 + 96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = 126<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Man is 18 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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