document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=662807>Question 662807</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> hi......can you please help me how to solve this problem.? \"Steve is twice as old as Sylvie. Sylvie is three years older than Jacob. 4 years ago, Sylvie was twice Jacob's age. How old is Sylvie?\"... I really tried to solve this for so many times but still i can't get the correct answer..please help me. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #412489 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=412489\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let t = Steve's present age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let s = Sylvie's present age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let j = Jacob's present age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation for each statement:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Steve is twice as old as Sylvie. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 2s<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sylvie is three years older than Jacob.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = j + 3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 years ago, Sylvie was twice Jacob's age.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s - 4 = 2(j - 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s - 4 = 2j - 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 2j - 8 + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 2j - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace s with (j+3), from the 2nd statement.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j + 3 = 2j - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 + 4 = 2j - j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 = j<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jacob is 7 yrs old<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How old is Sylvie?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = j + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 7 + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 10 yrs old is Sylvie<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Confirm this in the statement:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"4 years ago, Sylvie was twice Jacob's age.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 - 4 = 2(7 - 4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6 = 2(3)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Poor Steve seems to have been totally left out, but he is 20 yrs old </SPAN>\n" );
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