document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1148957>Question 1148957</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> My car will be twice as old in four years as it was three years ago. How old is my car? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Using logical reasoning instead of formal algebra....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference between \"in four years\" and \"three years ago\" is 7 years.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If that difference is 7 years, and the age of the car in 4 years is 2 times its age 3 years ago, then the car's ages 4 years from now and 3 years ago have to be 14 and 7.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the current age of the car is 14-4=10 years (or 7+3=10 years).<br><BR>\n" );
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