document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1152652>Question 1152652</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in four years time khairul's mother will be three times as old as khairul.six years ago,his mother was seven times as old as him.find:khairul's present age,the age of his mother when he was born </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In four years, he will be x+4 and his mother will therefore be 3(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Six years ago, he was x-6 and his mother was 7(x-6).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 10 years his mother went from 7(x-6) to 3(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so their difference is 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x-42+10=3(x+4), since 7x-42 is 10 years less than 3x+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x-32=3x+12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=11 age of K now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 4 years he will be 15 and his mother 45. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Six years ago he was 5 and his mother 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, his mother was 30 when he was born.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "She is now 41. </SPAN>\n" );
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