document.write( "Question 1035214: Two years ago john was 7 times as old as his son but in 3 years he wil be 4 times as old as the boy. How old is john? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #649871 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+j+\" = John's age now
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+s+\" = son's age now
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+j+-+2+=+7%2A%28+s+-+2+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+j+%2B+3+=+4%2A%28+s+%2B+3+%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+j+-+2+=+7s+-+14+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+j+%2B+3+=+4s+%2B+12+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+j+-+7s+=+-12+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+j+-+4s+=+9+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract (1) from (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+j+-+4s+=+9+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+-j+%2B+7s+=+12+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+3s+=+21+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+s+=+7+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+j+-+2+=+7%2A%28+s+-+2+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+j+-+2+=+7%2A%28+7+-+2+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+j+-+2+=+7%2A5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+j+=+35+%2B+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+j+=+37+\"
\n" ); document.write( "John is 37
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+j+-+2+=+7%2A%28+s+-+2+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+37+-+2+=+7%2A%28+7+-+2+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+35+=+7%2A5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+35+=+35+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+j+%2B+3+=+4%2A%28+s+%2B+3+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+37+%2B+3+=+4%2A%28+7+%2B+3+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+40+=+4%2A10+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+40+=+40+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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