document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1163557>Question 1163557</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 3 years are added to 3/4 age of young man, he will be 2 yaers younger than his actual age.  What is his actual age ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You can also solve this without algebra using a bit of logical reasoning and some easy mental arithmetic.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Adding 3 years to 3/4 of the man's age gets an age that is 2 years less than his actual age.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The means if you add 5 years to 3/4 of the man's age, you will get his actual age.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means the 5 years you added is 1/4 of the man's age; and that means his age is 5*4 = 20.<br><BR>\n" );
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