document.write( "Question 319071: VIJAY IS OLDER THAN HIS SISTER SEEMA BY TWO YEARS.FOUR YEARS AGO VIJAY WAS FOUR TIMES AS HIS SISTER. FIND THIER AGES? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #228409 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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1. $\"V=S%2B2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Four years ago, Vijay was $\"V-4\"$ , Seema was $\"S-4\"$ .
\n" ); document.write( "2. $\"V-4=4%28S-4%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substitute eq. 1 into eq. 2,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S%2B2-4=4S-16\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S-2=4S-16\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3S=14\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28S=14%2F3%29\"$ old
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"V=14%2F3%2B2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"V=14%2F3%2B6%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28V=20%2F3%29\"$ years old
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\n" ); document.write( "I guess I was expecting integer answers for their ages.
\n" ); document.write( "Check the problem set up.
\n" ); document.write( "If something was off, please repost. \n" ); document.write( "

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