document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1143697>Question 1143697</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jamal will be a years old in four years'time. How old was he eight years ago in terms of a. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 4 from his age 4 years from now (a) to get his current age.  (How do you write \"4 less than a\"?)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then subtract 8 from his current age to get is age 8 years ago.  (How do you write -- and simplify -- \"8 less than 4 less than a\"?)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Of course, with a little experience with this kind of problem, you can simply subtract 12 from his age 4 years from now to get his age 8 years ago, since there is a difference of 12 years between \"4 years from now\" and \"8 years ago\". </SPAN>\n" );
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