document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1051454>Question 1051454</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jack is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 times as old as Lacy. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 years ago the sum of their ages was <BR>\n" );
document.write( "40. How old are they now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Jack is 4 times as old as Lacy.<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">J = 4L</PRE>10 years ago...<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">10 years ago Jack was J-10\r\n" );
document.write( "10 years ago Lacy was L-10</PRE>...the sum of their ages was 40.<PRE STYLE=\"white-space: pre-wrap; white-space: -moz-pre-wrap; white-space: -pre-wrap; white-space: -o-pre-wrap; word-wrap: break-word;\">J-10 + L-10 = 40 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify that and substitute 4L for J,\r\n" );
document.write( "then solve the equation for L. That will be\r\n" );
document.write( "Lacy's age. Then Substitute what you get for \r\n" );
document.write( "L in J = 4L to find Jack's age.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Edwin</PRE> </SPAN>\n" );
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