document.write( "Question 1116684: Dan is 20 years old and his father is 44. How old was dan when his father was three times his age. \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\"44-x=60-3x\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-x%2B3x=60-44\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=8\"--------8 years ago.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Dan WAS 12 years old.
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