document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1105161>Question 1105161</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Zhongmin is 50 yrs old.His son Mingyong is 24 yrs old How many years ago was Zhongmin three times as old as Mingyong. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The difference in their ages is 26 years; that will never change.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So when the father was three times as old as his son, their ages were 39 and 13.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since they are now 50 and 24, that was 11 years ago. </SPAN>\n" );
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