document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1048988>Question 1048988</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Michael is 3 times as old as Brandon. 18 years ago, Michael was 9 times as old as Brandon. how old is michael now<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Michael is 3 times as old as Brandon. 18 years ago, Michael was 9 times as old as Brandon. How old is Michael now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let B be Brandon's age now.\r\n" );
document.write( "Then Michael's age now is 3B.\r\n" );
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document.write( "18 years ago, Michael was 3B-18 years old.\r\n" );
document.write( "              Brandon was B-18 years old.\r\n" );
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document.write( "And the condition says\r\n" );
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document.write( "3B-18 = 9*(B-18).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve:\r\n" );
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document.write( "3B- 18 = 9B - 9*18,\r\n" );
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document.write( "9*18 - 18 = 9b - 6B,\r\n" );
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document.write( "144 = 6B,\r\n" );
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document.write( "B = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=144%2F6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"144%2F6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 24.\r\n" );
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document.write( "<U>Answer</U>. Brandon is 24 years old now. Michael is 72 years old now.\r\n" );
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document.write( "There is a bunch of lessons on age word problems \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/Age-problems-and-their-solutions.lesson>Age problems and their solutions</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/Fresh-formulation-of-a-traditional-age-problem.lesson>A fresh formulation of a traditional age problem</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/Really-intricate-age-word-problem.lesson>Really intricate age word problem</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/Selected-age-word-problems-from-the-archive.lesson>Selected age word problems from the archive</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/Age-problem-for-the-day-of-April-1.lesson>Age problem for the day of April, 1</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/04-OVERVIEW-of-lessons-on-age-problems.lesson>OVERVIEW of lessons on age problems</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this site.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Read them and become an expert in solving age problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson>ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK</A>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It contains a lot of other word problems and many other interesting and useful things.\r<BR>\n" );
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