document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1024331>Question 1024331</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If shuanais now 4 years older than her sister. Two years ago, shuanais was three times as old as the sister was. How old is each girl?<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 #639798 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><B>fractalier(6550)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=fractalier><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=fractalier><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=639798\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Call her and her sister's age NOW, x and y.  Then we write<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = y + 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Two years ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x - 2 = 3(y - 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now substitute the first equation into the second equation...we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+4 - 2 = 3(y - 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y + 2 = 3y - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 = 2y and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so that <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8 </SPAN>\n" );
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