document.write( "Question 900359: Jack is 3 times as old as Lacy. 4 years from now the sum of their ages will be 68. How old are they now?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #545898 by ewatrrr(24785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Lacy's age: x
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document.write( "Jack's age:  3x
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document.write( "(3x+4) + (x+4)= 68
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document.write( "  4x = 60
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document.write( "   x = 15, Lacy's Age NOW.  Jack is 45
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document.write( "Ans..4 years from now..
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document.write( "49 + 19 = 68 \n" );
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