document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=51889>Question 51889</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In 3 years,alex will be 3 times as old as his sister Precy.A year ago,Alex was 7 times as old as Precy.How old are they now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A year ago  her age was (x-1) yrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So Alex age was 7(x-1) yrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Alex present age is 7(x-1)+1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 3 yrs Precys age will be x+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 3 yrs Alex age will be 3(x+3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(x+3)=7(x-1)+1+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+9=7x-7+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-7x=-11-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4x=-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So Precys present age is 5 yrs and Alex present age is 7(5-1)+1=28+1=29 yrs </SPAN>\n" );
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