document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=690964>Question 690964</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jim's age is 4 times that of his sister. The product of their ages is 36. How old is each? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #426471 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=farah><B>farah(18)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=farah><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=farah><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=426471\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let J be Jim and S be sister..\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J=4S<BR>\n" );
document.write( "JS=36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4S(S)=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4S^2=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S^2=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "square root of 9 is 3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, sister's age is 3, and jim's age = 4(3) is 12\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "sister= 3 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "jim = 12 years old </SPAN>\n" );
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