document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=634099>Question 634099</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jack is 4  times as old as Lacy. 8  years from now the sum of their ages will be 81 . 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 #399370 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=graphmatics><B>graphmatics(170)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=graphmatics><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=graphmatics><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=399370\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x represent Jack's age and y represent Lacy's age. Then<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x=4y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+8+y+8=81<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4y+8+y+8=81<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5y=65<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=13 so x=52<BR>\n" );
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