document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1101343>Question 1101343</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mr. Abu is now three times as old as his son Kofi. if the sum of their ages 8 years ago was 48, find the boy's present age. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for A and solve for \"k\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3k-8 + 3k-8 = 48<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3k-8 + k-8 = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4k = 48+16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4k= 64 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 16 yrs (Kofi's age now)<BR>\n" );
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