document.write( "Question 1009774: Christopher is 27 years younger than Vanessa. For the last two years, Vanessa and Christopher have been friends. Six years ago, Vanessa was 4 times as old as Christopher. How old is Christopher now? \n" ); document.write( "
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Christopher is 27 years younger than Vanessa.
\n" ); document.write( "c = v - 27
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\n" ); document.write( "v = c + 27
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\n" ); document.write( " Six years ago, Vanessa was 4 times as old as Christopher.
\n" ); document.write( "v - 6 = 4(c - 6)
\n" ); document.write( "v - 6 = 4c - 24
\n" ); document.write( "v = 4c - 24 + 6
\n" ); document.write( "v = 4c - 18
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\n" ); document.write( "How old is Christopher now?
\n" ); document.write( "Replace v with (c+27) from the first statement
\n" ); document.write( "c + 27 = 4c - 18
\n" ); document.write( "c - 4c = -18 - 27
\n" ); document.write( "-3c = -45
\n" ); document.write( "c = -45/-3
\n" ); document.write( "c = +15 yrs is Christopher's age
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\n" ); document.write( "Confirm this in the 2nd statent
\n" ); document.write( "v = 15 + 27 = 42
\n" ); document.write( "42 - 6 = 4(15-6)
\n" ); document.write( "36 = 4(9)
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