document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1114750>Question 1114750</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when i was 3 years old, my father was 30. now my age is 2/5 of my father's age. how old am i now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Since you are now 2/5 your father's age, let 2x be your age and 5x be your father's age.  Then the difference in your ages is 5x-2x=3x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But if you were 3 when your father was 30, then the difference in your ages is 27 years.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 3x = 27 --> x = 9.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So your age now is 2x = 18 (and your father's age is 5x=45).<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: you are now 18. </SPAN>\n" );
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