document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1114044>Question 1114044</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jane is 4 times as old as michelle. after 6 years, the sum of their ages will be 47. how old is jane now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Their ages are x and 4x; the sum of their ages is x+4x=5x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the sum of their ages in 6 years will be 47, the sum of their ages now is 47-2*6 = 35.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 5x=35 --> x=7.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Their ages now are x=7 and 4x=28.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: Jane is now 28. </SPAN>\n" );
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