document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=840896>Question 840896</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An older person is 7 years older than four times the age of a younger person. The sum of their ages is 27. Find their ages.  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #506455 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=hamsanash1981@gmail.com><B>hamsanash1981@gmail.com(151)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=hamsanash1981@gmail.com><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=506455\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the age of younger person be x and the age of older is = 7 + 4time of younger<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ie., 7+ 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sum of their age = 27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+ 4x + 7 =27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "older one's age = 4x+7 => 4*4+7 => 23\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "therefore their ages are 23 and 4. </SPAN>\n" );
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