document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=480518>Question 480518</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sixteen-year old Michael is twice as old as his sister.How many years ago was he three times as old as his sister? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #329070 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Tatiana_Stebko><B>Tatiana_Stebko(1539)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Tatiana_Stebko><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=Tatiana_Stebko><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=329070\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Now Michael is 16, he is  twice as old as his sister, so his sister now is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16%2F2=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16%2F2=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x years ago Michael was three times as old as his sister, Mickael's age x years ago was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2816-x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2816-x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, his sister age was <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%288-x%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%288-x%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2816-x%29%2F3=8-x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2816-x%29%2F3=8-x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >multiply by 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=16-x=24-3x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"16-x=24-3x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=-x%2B3x=24-16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"-x%2B3x=24-16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years ago Michael was three times as old as his sister </SPAN>\n" );
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