document.write( "Question 604220: x is now twice as old as y. Four years ago x was three times as old as y was then. How old is x now? \n" ); document.write( "
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x = 2y
\n" ); document.write( "x-4 = 3(y-4)
\n" ); document.write( "2y-4 = 3y -12
\n" ); document.write( "y= 8
\n" ); document.write( "x = 16
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