document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1051835>Question 1051835</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ali is 14 years old. His mother is three times as old as he is. In x years' time, his mother will be twice as old as Ali. Form an equation in x and hence find x. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ali is 14 years old. His mother is three times as old as he is. In x years' time, his mother will be twice as old as Ali. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Form an equation in x and hence find x.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ali's mother is 3*14 = 42 years now.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In x years . . . \r\n" );
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document.write( "2*(14 + x) = 42 + x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "28 + 2x = 42 + x,\r\n" );
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document.write( "2x - x = 42 - 28,\r\n" );
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document.write( "x = 14.\r\n" );
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document.write( "<U>Answer</U>. In 14 years.\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( "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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