document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=522423>Question 522423</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Beth is four more than three times older than Ted. The sum of their ages is 60. How old is Ted? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "3 times older is 4 times as old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = Beth's age, T = Ted's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 4T + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B + T = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4T+3) + T = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5T + 3 = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 57/5 = 11.4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The author of this problem thinks 3 times older is the same as 3 times as old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If that's true, what is 1 time older?  The same age?  If so, why is it called older?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Don't even mention \"100 times thinner.\"  1 times thinner is zero, so how can something be 100 times thinner, or 10 times closer.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "English, learn it.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It's a bad problem, no integer solution. </SPAN>\n" );
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