document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=346209>Question 346209</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> fred is 4 years older than barney.  five years ago the sum of their ages was 48 how old are they now </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "*Note: Fred \"will be and always was\" 4 years older than Barney<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let f be Freds age and b be Barneys's age \"five years ago\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the question states the following to be true:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "f + b = 48 substitute for fred's age (b + 4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(b + 4) + b = 48  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2b = 44<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b= 11  Barney's age five years ago.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Barney is NOW 16 and Fred 20 </SPAN>\n" );
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