document.write( "Question 1128904: In twenty years, Joseph will be four times older than he is today. What is his current age? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #745412 by Quadratic1600(28)\"\" \"About 
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Hi\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To solve this type of question you have to form an equation - Creating the equation is the hard bit!!\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Lets say Joseph is X years old\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In 20 years time this will change to X + 20\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "However we are also given other information \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In twenty years time Joseph will be 4 x as old as he is currently with would be 4X\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So from this we can say that \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "X + 20 = 4X
\n" ); document.write( "3X = 20
\n" ); document.write( "X = 20/3 ! (This seems an odd number)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6 and 2/3 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Lets check this answer\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(6 and 2/3) + 20 = 26 2/3
\n" ); document.write( "6 2/3 x 4 = 26 2/3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "These seem to work however the numbers seem very odd numbers for a question.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Is there something extra or does this sort of answer fit with the context of what you are doing?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Hope I have been of some help
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