document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=130885>Question 130885</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1592009425/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A MAN IS FOUR TIMES AS OLD AS HIS SON NOW. SIX YEARS AGO, HE WAS 7 TIMES AS OLD AS HIS SON DURING THAT TIME. FIND THEIR PRESENT AGES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH...<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 #95518 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=95518\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A MAN IS FOUR TIMES AS OLD AS HIS SON NOW. SIX YEARS AGO, HE WAS 7 TIMES AS OLD AS HIS SON DURING THAT TIME. FIND THEIR PRESENT AGES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH...<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOW DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let his son's age be \"x\" ; Father's age is \"4x\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 yrs. ago DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Son is \"x-6\" ; Father is \"4x-6\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-6 = 7(x-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-6 = 7x-42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12 yrs old (son's age NOW)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x= 48 yrs old (father's age NOW)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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