document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=171037>Question 171037</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are 4 years older than your brother. Two years ago you were 1.5 x older than him. How old are you know? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #126249 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=126249\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I think you meant to say \"How old are you now?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are x years old now.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your brother is then x - 4 years old now.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Two years ago, you were x - 2 years old, and your brother was x - 4 - 2 or x - 6 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Your age two years ago (x - 2) is 1.5 times your brothers age two years ago, or 1.5(x - 6).  So you can write:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve the equation for x to get your age now.  Once you have solved the equation, check your work: Subtract 4 from your answer to get your brother's age now.  Then subtract 2 from each of yours and your brother's ages to get the ages two years ago.  Verify that your age 2 years ago is one and one-half times your brother's age 2 years ago.  \r<BR>\n" );
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