document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1141490>Question 1141490</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is 24 years older than his son. Three years ago, he was eight years less than his son's age three years from now. How old is the man? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "man's is x+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "three years ago, man was x+24-3=x+21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that is eight years less than his son's age three years from now, which will be x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x+21 is 8 less than x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefor x+21+8=x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so x+29 = x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this is not true so there is a mistake in the formulation of the problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Example: son is 6 man is 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "three years ago, son was 3 and man was 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the son will be 9 3 years from now.<BR>\n" );
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