document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1152332>Question 1152332</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Noel's age in 8 years will be three times as old as it was 2 years ago. How old is Noel now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Note that the wording of the problem is actually nonsense.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28Noel%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28Noel%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > will be older; his <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28AGE%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28AGE%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > won't be older.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%28Noels+age%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%28Noels+age%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28Noel%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28Noel%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > in 8 years will be three times as old as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%28it%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%28it%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28he%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28he%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > was 2 years ago.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "For a completely different method of solution, see if this \"works\" for you:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference between 8 years from now and 2 years ago is 10 years.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the difference in the times is 10 years, and the later age is 3 times the earlier age, then his ages at those two times are 15 and 5.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So he will be 15 8 years from now; and he was 5 2 years ago.  Either way, his age now is 7.<br><BR>\n" );
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