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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Caridad is six years older than her sister. Four years ago she was 4 times as old as her sister. how old Caridad. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #73092 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=73092\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=Caridad's sister's age now\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then x+6=Caridad's age now\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And(x+6)-4=Caridad's age 4 years ago\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x-4 =Caridad's sister's age 4 years ago\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we are told that:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(x+6)-4=4(x-4) get rid of parens\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+6-4=4x-16  simplifying<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2=4x-16   subtract 2 and also 4x from both sides\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2-2-4x=4x-4x-2-16  collect like terms\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3x=-18  divide both sides by -3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=6 -----------------Caridad's sister's age now\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+6=6+6=12-------------------------------Caridad's age now--ans\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Caridad is 6 years older than her sister<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12=6+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6-4=12-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*4=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8=8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps----ptaylor\r<BR>\n" );
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