document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=360020>Question 360020</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Louise is four times as old as Maria.  However, 6 years from now she will be only three times as old as Maria.  Find their ages. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "L+6 = 3(M+6).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "By direct substitution,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4M +6 = 3M+18,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = 12.  So Maria is 12 years old.  Louise is 48 years old. </SPAN>\n" );
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