document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1106960>Question 1106960</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Owusu is six times as old as kwame.  In twelve years Owusu will be two times kwame. How old are they? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "O = 6*K<BR>\n" );
document.write( "O+12 = 2(K+12)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"O\" and solve for \"K\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6K+12 = 2K+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4K = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "K = 3 yrs (Kwame's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "O = 6*K = 18 yrs (Owusu's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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