document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=896731>Question 896731</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of the ages of the girl and brother is 26 years. 3 years ago her age was four time the age of her brother. find the present ages of the girl and brother?? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #543719 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=YvonneGodsway><B>YvonneGodsway(2)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=YvonneGodsway><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=YvonneGodsway><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=543719\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let girl be x and boy be y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=26 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=26-y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3 years ago;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "boy was y-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "girl was x-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since girl was 4 times age of girl,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-3=4(y-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-3=4y-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since x=26-y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(26-y)-3=4y-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23-y=4y-12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "23+12=4y+y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35=5y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=26-7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "hence girl is 19years and boy is 7years<BR>\n" );
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