document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=950415>Question 950415</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mary is 12 years  and her father is 42 years old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how old will her  father be we he is 4 times as old as mary<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #580357 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><B>macston(5194)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=macston><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=macston><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=580357\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> M=Mary=F-30; F=Father=M+30;<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F=4M Substitute for M<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F=4(F-30)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F=4F-120 Subtract F from each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0=3F-120 Add 120 to each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "120=3F Divide each side by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40=F<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER Mary's father was 40 when he was 4 times as old as Mary.\r<BR>\n" );
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