document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=526223>Question 526223</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You're four years older than your 18 year old sister. How many years ago were you three times her age? The correct answer is 16 years ago(you were 6 and she was 2) </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #348374 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Maths68><B>Maths68(1474)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Maths68><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=Maths68><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=348374\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You're four years older than your 18 year old sister. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "My age = 18 + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "My age = 22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now suppose x years ago I was three times of her age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x years ago means\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "my age was = 22-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "my sisters age was = 18-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then I was three times of her age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "22-x=3(18-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "22-x=54-3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x+3x=54-22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=32/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16 years ago I was three times of my sisters age. </SPAN>\n" );
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