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Aftab tells his daughter, "Seven years ago. I was seven times as old as you were then. Also, three years from now, I shall be three times as old as you will be." (Isn't this interesting?) Represent this situation algebraically and graphically.

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`x-7y+42=0 and x-3y-6=0`
point (42, 12)
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