document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1056029>Question 1056029</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> After 8 years jone will be 5 times as old as he was 8 years ago. Find his present age. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Find his present age. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "j+8 = 5(j-8)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j+8 = 5j-40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4j = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = 12 yrs (Jone's present age)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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