document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1061083>Question 1061083</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jack is 4 times as old as Lucy. 9 years from now the sum of their age will be 53. How old are they?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jack is 4 times as old as Lucy.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = 4L .........Eq(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 years from now the sum of their age will be 53.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(J + 9) + (L + 9) = 53........Eq(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute 4L from Eq(1) for J in Eq(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4L + 9 + L + 9 = 53<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4L + L = 53 - 18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5L = 35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lucy is 7 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jack is 28 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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