document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=260306>Question 260306</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Adam is 5 years younger than Eve. In 1 year, Eve will be three times as old as Adam was 4 years ago. Find their ages now. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "translates to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(i) A = E - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 1 year, Eve will be three times as old as Adam was 4 years ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "translates to<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ii) E +1 = 3(A-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "by substitution, we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(iii) E + 1 = 3(E-5-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E + 1 = 3E - 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2E = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 9 </SPAN>\n" );
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