document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=467540>Question 467540</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of the ages of two friends is 60. If three times the age of one friend is 9 less than four times the age of the other, how old are they? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #320811 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=320811\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let one be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "other will be 60-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3x=4(60-x)-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=240-4x-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=231<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=231/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 33\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the other will be 60-33= 27 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "33, 27 </SPAN>\n" );
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