document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=951361>Question 951361</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> George has 2 younger nieces, Emma and Maribel- Emma is he older of the 2 girls. He was thinking about their ages the other day. He realized these facts: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "• in four years, he'll be 3 times as old as Maribel is right now <BR>\n" );
document.write( "• in five years, his age will equal to the sum of his nieces' ages at that point <BR>\n" );
document.write( "• three times Emma's age now, minute Maribel's present age, tells George's age last year <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assume everybody has whole-number ages- no decimals here! <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old is everybody right now?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #580961 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=580961\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> George has 2 younger nieces, Emma and Maribel- <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Emma is the older of the 2 girls. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "He was thinking about their ages the other day. He realized these facts: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "• in four years, he'll be 3 times as old as Maribel is right now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g+4 = 3m<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "• in five years, his age will equal to the sum of his nieces' ages at that point<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g+5 = e+5 + m+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g - e - m = 5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "• three times Emma's age now, minus Maribel's present age, tells George's age last year<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g-1 = 3e - m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g - 3e + m = 1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Assume everybody has whole-number ages- no decimals here! <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old is everybody right now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g  + 0 - 3m = -4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g  - e -  m =  5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g  - 3e +  m =  1<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I used a matrix program on my TI-84 to get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = 29 yrs <BR>\n" );
document.write( "e = 13 yrs <BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 11 yrs <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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