document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=620699>Question 620699</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> six years ago, jim was four times as old as fe. in four years, he would be twice as old as fe. how old are they now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Present age of Jim = j years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Fe = f years old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "six years ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jim was = j-6 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fe was = f-6 years old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jim was four times as old as Fe<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j-6=4(f-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j-6=4f-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=4f-24+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=4f-18...................(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In four years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jim will be = j+4 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fe will be = f+4 years old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jim would be twice as old as Fe<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j+4=2(f+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j+4=2f+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=2f+8-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=2f+4.............(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put the value of j from (1) to (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4f-18=2f+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4f-2f=4+18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2f=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f=22/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f=11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put the value of f in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=4f-18...................(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=4(11)-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=44-18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Present age of Jim = j = 26 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Fe = f = 11 years old\r<BR>\n" );
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