document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=781598>Question 781598</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jack is 4 times as old as Lacy. 6 years from now the sum of their ages will be 67. How old are they now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "j = 4L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j+6 + L+6 = 67<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"j\" and solve for \"L\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4L + 6 + L + 6 = 67<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5L = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lacy = 11 yrs (her age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jack = 4L = 44 yrs (his age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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