document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=844125>Question 844125</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> in 15 years, a child's age will be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 years less than four times her current age.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Find her current age. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 15 = child's age in 15 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 15 = 4x - 9   {in 15 years she will be 9 less than 4 times her age now}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 = 3x - 9   {subtracted x from each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 = 3x {added 9 to each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8 {divided each side by 3}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "her current age is 8<BR>\n" );
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