document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=431697>Question 431697</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mark is 4 years older than Kate. Together the sum of their ages is three times Kate's age. How old are each? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m = k+4 <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Together the sum of their ages is three times Kate's age.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m + k = 3k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace m with (k+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k + 4 + k = 3k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2k + 4 = 3k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = 3k - 2k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 = k<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How old are each? Mark is 8, Kate is 4 </SPAN>\n" );
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