document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=485252>Question 485252</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Barry is 6 years older than his sister sue. Three years ago he was twice as old as sue was then. How old is Barry now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Barry’s age now be B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Sue’s age now is B – 6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Three (3) years ago, Barry was (B – 3) years-old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Three (3) years ago, Sue was (B – 6 – 3), or (B – 9) years old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 3 years ago, Barry was twice Sue’s age then, then we’ll have: B – 3 = 2(B – 9)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B – 3 = 2B – 18 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "- B = - 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B, or Barry is now: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-15%29%2F-1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-15%29%2F-1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2815_years-old%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2815_years-old%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Barry is now 15 years-old, so 3 years ago he was 15 – 3, or 12 years-old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sue is now 9 (15 – 6) years-old, so 3 years ago she was 9 – 3, or 6 years-old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Three (3) years ago, Barry (12 years-old then) was twice Sue’s age (6 years-old then).\r<BR>\n" );
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