document.write( "Question 1044763: two years ago my dad was twice my age. 13 years ago my dad's age was trip;e mine. how old am i now \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #660139 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+a+\" = my age now
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+-+2+\" = my age 2 years ago
\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+-+13+\" = my age 13 yrs ago
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+b+\" = my dad's age now
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+-+2+\" = my dad's age 2 yrs ago
\n" ); document.write( "\"+b+-+13+\" = my dad's age 13 yrs ago
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+-+2+=+2%2A%28+a+-+2+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+b+-+13+=+3%2A%28+a+-+13+%29+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+-+2+=+2a+-+4+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+2a+-+b+=+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "{2} \"+b+-+13+=+3%2A%28+a+-+13+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+b+-+13+=+3a+-+39+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+3a+-+b+=+26+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtract (1) from (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+3a+-+b+=+26+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+-2a+%2B+b+=+-2+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+24+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "I am 24 now
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\n" ); document.write( "check answer:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+-+2+=+2%2A%28+a+-+2+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+-+2+=+2%2A%28+24+-+2+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+=+2%2A22+%2B+2+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+b+=+46+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+b+-+13+=+3%2A%28+a+-+13+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+b+-+13+=+3%2A%28+24+-+13+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+b+=+3%2A11+%2B+13+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+b+=+46+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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