document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=630202>Question 630202</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> May you pls help me with this question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"In 9 years time,the mother will be twice as old as her son,she was 4 times older than her son after 3 years.find their age?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you tutor.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #852465 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><B>ikleyn(52933)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ikleyn><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ikleyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=852465\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .<BR>\n" );
document.write( "May you pls help me with this question<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"In 9 years time, the mother will be twice as old as her son, she was 4 times older than her son after 3 years. find their age?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you tutor.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This post violates the rules of &nbsp;English grammar in part of sequence of tenses : &nbsp;the words and the times are not consistent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, if to read/understand it literally as it is written, &nbsp;it makes no sense and is not an object for discussions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, &nbsp;in this form, &nbsp;this written &nbsp;\" problem \" &nbsp;is nonsense.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There are two ways to react on it&nbsp;: &nbsp;&nbsp;either throw to a garbage bin - - - or edit it from scratch to make it correctly.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, &nbsp;for your information, &nbsp;this form\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;\"she was 4 times older than her son after 3 years.\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is not used in &nbsp;Math problems written in &nbsp;English, &nbsp;since in &nbsp;English, &nbsp;unlike many other languages,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "this form creates ambiguity unacceptable in &nbsp;Math problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It is why the other tutor obtained absurdist answer in his post.\r<BR>\n" );
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