document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=128885>Question 128885</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> diaz is 1 year more than 3 times as old as his daughter. 4 years from now he will lack 7 years from being 3 times as old as his daughter is then. find each age.  this is what i have tried, with the daughter being x   she is x now and x plus 4 then   he is   1 plus 3x now and 4 plus 1 plus 3x then  - so... 1 plus 3x equals x now and   4 plus 1 plus 3x equals x plus 4 then.   i think the  answer comes out to be 31 and 10, but don't know if this is the right way to get there. am i close??  thank you so much for the help!! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "NOW DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let her daughter's age be \"x\" yrs. old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Diaz's age is \"3x+1\" yrs. old.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 yrs. from NOW DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Daughter will be \"x+4\" yrs.old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Diaz will be 3x+1+4 = \"3x+5\" yrs old.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 years from now he will lack 7 years from being 3 times as old as his daughter is then. find each age.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+5+7 =  3(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+12 = 3x+12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It looks like Diaz's daughter could be any age <BR>\n" );
document.write( "and Diaz will be 3 times that + 1 yr.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.  </SPAN>\n" );
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