document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=936380>Question 936380</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mary, who is sixteen years old, is four times as old as her brother. How old will Mary be when she is twice as old as her brother? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=number of years Mary will be twice as old as her brother<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2816%2Bx%29%2F%284%2Bx%29=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2816%2Bx%29%2F%284%2Bx%29=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "16+x=8+2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16+8=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old will Mary be when she is twice as old as her brother? 24 </SPAN>\n" );
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