document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=676446>Question 676446</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> House A is three times as old as house b. six years ago house a was four times as old as house b. how old is each house </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let house b is x yrs old then house a is 3x yrs old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "six years ago house a was four times as old as house b. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 3x-6=4(x-6)=4x-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or x=24-6=18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so house b is 18 yrs old then house a is 54 yrs old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans </SPAN>\n" );
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