document.write( "Question 1095041: a man is 26yrs older than is son,he is also 8yrs older than three time his son's age find the son age \n" ); document.write( "

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Let $\"+a+\"$ = man's age
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+b+\"$ = son's age
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+=+b+%2B+26+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+a+=+3b+%2B+8+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Set (1) = (2)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+%2B+26+=+3b+%2B+8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2b+=+18+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+=+9+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+=+b+%2B+26+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+=+9+%2B+26+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+=+35+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "The man is 35
\n" ); document.write( "The son is 9
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+a+=+3b+%2B+8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+35+=+3%2A9+%2B+8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+35+=+27+%2B+8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+35+=+35+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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