document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=555616>Question 555616</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ana is three times as old as Rain. Four years form now she will be twice as old as Rain. How old are they now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #361862 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><B>TutorDelphia(193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><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=TutorDelphia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=361862\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Anna is 3 times as old as Rain can be written as<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=3r\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Anna's and Rain's ages in 4 years are a+4 and r+4. If we use that we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+4=2(r+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "to say \"Four years form now she will be twice as old as Rain\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "distribute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a+4=2r+8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sub in 3r for a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3r+4=2r+8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "subtract 2r from both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r+4=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=12 </SPAN>\n" );
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