document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1058163>Question 1058163</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A professor is four times as old as one of his pupil Freddie. Four years ago, he was four times as old as Freddie at that time. How old are they? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #673183 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><B>Edwin McCravy(20060)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Edwin+McCravy><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=Edwin+McCravy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=673183\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> That cannot be, because the ratio of an older person's ages to a younger<BR>\n" );
document.write( "person's age always decreases as time passes.   So it is impossible that <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the professor was 4 times the pupil's age 4 years ago and he is still 4 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "times as old today.  The problem has no solution.  Maybe there was a typo,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and one of those 4's should be another number.  If so you can put the <BR>\n" );
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