document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=170650>Question 170650</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Claire, who is six years older than her sister Amy, is now three times as old as Amy was four years ago.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old are Claire and Amy now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please show work if possible </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "How old are Claire and Amy now? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "NOW DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let Amy be x yrs. old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Claire is x+6 yrs.old<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 yrs. ago DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Amy was x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Claire was x+6-4 = x+2 yrs. old<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Claire = 3*Amy 4 yrs ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = 3(x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = 3x -12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7 (Amy's age NOW)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+6 = 13 (Claire's age NOW)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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