document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=627222>Question 627222</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Orly's age is 4 years more than thrice Perla's age. Four years ago, Orly was four times as old as Perla was then. How old are they now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "o = 2p+4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Four years ago, Orly was four times as old as Perla was then.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "o-4 = 4(p-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "o = 4p - 16 + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "o = 4p - 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace o with 2p+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2p + 4 = 4p - 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 + 12 = 4p - p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16 = 2p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 16/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 8 yrs is Perla's age now<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can find Orly's age now, check solutions in the 2nd statement\r<BR>\n" );
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