document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1123127>Question 1123127</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in 3years time george's father will be as old as george if georges father is now 37 years,how old is george now.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+3+x+3=37<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+x=37-3-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x/3=37/3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12.33<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #739373 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=739373\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> your problem statement and your equations do not track with each other.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the problem statement doesn't make any sense.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 3 years time george's father will be as old as george is now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that makes george older than his father.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "not likely.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equation suggests that, in 3 years time, george's father will be twice as old as george.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that makes more sense.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "assuming that's what you mean, then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 3 years time, george's father will be twice as old as george.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if george's father is now 37, how old is george.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = george's age now.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 3 years time, george will be x + 3 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 3 years time, george's father will be 37 + 3 years = 40 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equation is 40 = 2 * (x + 3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "simplify to get 40 = 2x + 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 6 from both sides of this equation to get 34 = 2x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solve for x to get x = 34/2 = 17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "george's father is now 37 and george is 17.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 3 years, george's father sill be 40 and george will be 20.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 3 years timw, george's father is 40 / 20 = twica as old as george.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you meant:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in 3 years time george's father will be twice as old as george is now.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then the equation would be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "40 = 2x and you will get that george is 20 now.\r<BR>\n" );
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