document.write( "Question 854463: sally is three years more than four times the age of her younger child.together their ages add up to 48 \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent the age of her younger child ⇒ mother is (4x+3)
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document.write( "4x + 3  + x = 48
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document.write( "     5x = 45
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document.write( "      x = 9, the age of her younger child.  Mother is 39.    \n" );
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