document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1035703>Question 1035703</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Rony, who is sixteen years old, is four times as old as his sister. How old will Rony be when he is twice as old as his sister? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If Rony is 16 now, then his sister is 16/4 = years old now.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 16 + x = 2(4 + x)  ==> 16 + x = 8 + 2x  ==> x = 8.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence when Rony is 16 + 8 = 24 he will be twice as old as his sister. </SPAN>\n" );
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