document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=668353>Question 668353</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In eight years, a girl will be three times as old as she was 4years ago.What is her present age?. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #415468 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=415468\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let her age be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in eight years she will be (x+8) years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4 years ago she was (x-4) years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+8) = 3(x-4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+8=3x-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-3x=-12-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x=-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=-20/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the girl is 10 years now<BR>\n" );
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