document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1023729>Question 1023729</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When you're 3/4 your age, I am 4x yours. When you are my age our total equals 140. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #639366 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=639366\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When you're 3/4 your age, I am 4x yours. When you are my age our total equals 140. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = your age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = my age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let d = (b-a) the difference in our ages<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you're 3/4 your age, I am 4x yours<BR>\n" );
document.write( " d = 4(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >a) - <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >a<BR>\n" );
document.write( " d = 3(<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( " d = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace d with (b-a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b - a = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(b-a) = 9a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4b - 4a = 9a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4b = 9a + 4a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4b = 13a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=13%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"13%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 3.25a<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"When you are my age our total equals 140. \"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + d + b + d = 140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace d with (b-a)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a +(b-a) + b +(b-a) = 140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b - a = 140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace b with 3.25a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3(3.25a) - a = 140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9.75a - a = 140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8.75a = 140<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 140/8.75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 16 yrs is your age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 3.25*16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 52 yrs is my age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "lets see if that works out<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"When you are my age our total equals 140. \" <BR>\n" );
document.write( "52 - 16 = 36 yrs, the difference in our ages<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When your(a) age  is 52, I(b) will be: 52 + 36 = 88. 88 + 52 = 140<BR>\n" );
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