document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=553499>Question 553499</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mrs. Hill is 33 years older than her son.  In 4 years she will be four times as old as her son.  How old is each?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I am not sure how to define all this to actually get the answer.  what i have so far is x= son.  so the equation I have so far is 33+x; 4+x+4x </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #360870 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><B>nyc_function(2741)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=nyc_function><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=nyc_function><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=360870\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let her son be s years old. She is s + 33 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In four years time this becomes s + 4 and s + 37.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, 4(s + 4) = s + 37\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> 4s + 16 = s + 37\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> 3s = 21\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, s = 7\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i.e. their ages are 7 and 40.\r<BR>\n" );
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