document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=356235>Question 356235</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> karen is 3 times as old as Bill, and Bill is 2 years younger than Janice. Six years ago Karen was 2.5 times the age that Janice is now. How old is each person now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #254279 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=254279\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> karen is 3 times as old as Bill, and Bill is 2 years younger than Janice. Six years ago Karen was 2.5 times the age that Janice is now. How old is each person now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Janice be x years now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bill will be x-2 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Karen is 3(x-2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "six years ago karen will be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x-2)-6 years<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(x-2)-6 = 2.5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-6-6=2.5x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-2.5x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.5x=12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 24 janice's age now<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "bill = x-2 = 22<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Karen = 3(x-2) = 3(48-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=66 years<BR>\n" );
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