document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=261051>Question 261051</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Pam is half as old as her brother Bill. Four years ago Bill was six times older than Pam. How old is each sibling now?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let bills age be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Pam’s age will be ½ *x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Four years ago\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "½*x-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-4 = 6*1/2*(x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-4 = 3x-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x= -8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bill’s age is 4 and Pam’s age is 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M Ananth------------- mananth@hotmail.com\r<BR>\n" );
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