SOLUTION: find percent age of john son if 2 years ago was one-third of johns age.take johns present age to be x years

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Question 1102609: find percent age of john son if 2 years ago was one-third of johns age.take johns present age to be x years
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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Reading the question the first two times it was too confusing. When looking at it later, it was more understandable and would be better if rewritten like this:

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Find the percent age of John's son, if two years ago, it was one third of his present age. Take John's his present age to be x years.
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Try to find the son's age now:

highlight_green%28x-2=%281%2F3%29x%29
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x-2=x%2F3
3x-6=x
2x=6
highlight%28x=3%29------------John's SON'S age NOW, at present.

What kind of percentage the question means, is not clear.

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The above probably still not correct, because the question as originally formed is badly written, mostly incomplete. Rewrite the question properly.