document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=994897>Question 994897</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jo is X years old. Jo's mother , Anne, is four times as old as Jo. In four years time , anne will be three times as old as Jo. Form an equation in X and solve it to find jo's present age  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = Joe's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Anne, is four times as old as Jo.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = Anne's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " In four years time, Anne will be three times as old as Jo.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 4 = 3(x + 4)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Form an equation in X and solve it to find jo's present age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 4 = 3(x+4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x + 4 = 3x + 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x - 3x = 12 - 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8 yrs is Joe's age  </SPAN>\n" );
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