document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=245928>Question 245928</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Anne's age is seven tenths of Bill's age. In 4 yrs Anne's age will be eight eleventh's of Bill's age. How old is Bill now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let A be Annie's age and B be Bill's age. Four years from now their ages will be A+4 and B+4, respectively.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know from the first statement above that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = .7B\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From the second sentence we also know that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A+4 = (8/11)*(B+4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitue .7B for A in the equation above:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".7B = (8/11)* (B+4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for B above and then use that value for B in A=.7B to get the value for A.\r<BR>\n" );
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