document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=252988>Question 252988</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jerome's father is three times as old as jerome. Four years ago, he was five times as old. find the age of jerome and his father.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #185187 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><B>Greenfinch(383)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Greenfinch><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=Greenfinch><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=185187\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Say Jerome is now X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then his father is now 3X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Four years ago, Jerome was X-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "His father was 3X - 4 and was five times older than Jerome<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 3x - 4 = 5(X-4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3X -4 = 5X - 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X + 16 = 5X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 = 2X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To check, Now Jerome is 8, father is 24 yes, three times<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Four years ago Jerome was 4, father was 20 yes, five times  </SPAN>\n" );
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