document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1093630>Question 1093630</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two years ago, the age of david's father id thrice of her age. If david's father is x years old this year, what is the age of david, in term of x, after five years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my answer..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "davids farthers age is x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "david age is x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             -<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             3<BR>\n" );
document.write( " solutions = x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             -   +   2  + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        <BR>\n" );
document.write( "           = x      7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             –   +  –<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             3      3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    <BR>\n" );
document.write( "correct me if I'm wrong..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "thanks teacher </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #708267 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=708267\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br>I think maybe the work you tried to show got reformatted; as I see it, it is impossible to follow....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "After getting past the bad grammar in the statement of the problem, I think what we have is....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) x is the current age of David's father<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) then x-2 would be the father's age two years ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) since two years ago the father was three times as old as David, David's age two years ago was (x-2)/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4) five years from now is seven years later than 2 years ago, so David's age five years from now will be (x-2)/3 + 7<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In response to your message about my response...<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The answer in the book is<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The book answer is the same as mine:<BR>\n" );
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