document.write( "Question 253286: Erin's age is 3 times Warren's. In 4 years she will be twice as old as he will be. How old is each now?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so far I have {E+4 = 2(w x 3 + 4)}
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\n" ); document.write( "let \"e\" = Erin's age now
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"w\" = Warren's age now
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "\"e+=+3w\"
\n" ); document.write( "In 4 years Erin's age will be \"e+%2B+4\"
\n" ); document.write( "In 4 years Warren's age will be \"w+%2B+4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"e+%2B+4+=+2%2A%28w+%2B+4%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Substituting:
\n" ); document.write( "\"3w+%2B+4+=+2%2A%28w+%2B+4%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3w+%2B+4+=+2w+%2B+8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"w+=+4\"
\n" ); document.write( "and, since
\n" ); document.write( "\"e+=+3w\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"e+=+3%2A4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"e+=+12\"
\n" ); document.write( "Erin is 12 and Warren is 4
\n" ); document.write( "Notice that in 4 years, Erin will be twice Warren's age
\n" ); document.write( "\"12+%2B+4+=+2%2A%284+%2B+4%29\"
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