document.write( "Question 1090478: MrTan is 58 years old and his son is 22 years now.How many years ago was MrTan thrice as old as his son? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"M=58\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S=22\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Find X so that,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M-X=3%28S-X%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"58-X=3%2822-X%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"58-X=66-3X\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2X=8\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for X.
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