document.write( "Question 1090967: Dustin is 76 years old. Patricia is 42 years old. How many years ago was Dustin's age 3 times Patricia's age? \n" ); document.write( "
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document.write( "Let the answer by x years ago.\r\n" );
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document.write( "x years ago, Dustin was 76-x and Patricia was 42-x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Dastin's age then = 3 times Patricia's age then, so\r\n" );
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document.write( "             76-x = 3(42-x)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Solve that for x.\r\n" );
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