document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1108720>Question 1108720</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the sum of the ages of ryan and linda is 113. 9 years ago, ryans age was 4 times lindas age. how old is ryan now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ryan=y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y=113.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 years ago Linda was x-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ryan's was 4(x-9)=4x-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now Ryan is 4x-27, because it is 9 years later, so y=4x-27 and we can substitute<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4x-27=113.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x=140.9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=28.18 Linda<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=113.9-28.18=85.72 Ryan ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "nine years ago, Ryan was 76.72 and Linda was 19.18, so Ryan was 4  times older than she.\r<BR>\n" );
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