document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=852407>Question 852407</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is 2 years older than his sister. Thirty years ago he was 3 times as old as her. How old is the man now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #513348 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><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=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=513348\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> M = S+2 (A man is 2 years older than his sister.)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "He is 33, she is 31.  30 years ago, he was 3 and she was 1.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since they are only 2 year apart, they would still have been only 2 years apart 30 years ago.  <BR>\n" );
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