document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=737707>Question 737707</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> please help me solve this \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "kate's father is three times her age, how old are kate and her father now if in 4years time the sum of their age is 68? use k to represent kates age </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Kate's Fathers age= 3k<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After 4 years of time,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kate's age = k+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kate's Father's age = 3k+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "According to the question, in 4 years time the sum of their age is 68,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, (k+4)+(3k+4) = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.e. 4k+8 = 68<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.e. 4k = 68-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.e. 4k = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i.e. k = 60/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "k = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kates Present age = 15 Yrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kate's Fathers age= 3*15 = 45 Yrs </SPAN>\n" );
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