document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1122367>Question 1122367</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A is 11 years old and B is 68 years old. in how many years will B be 4 times as old as A? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #738482 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=738482\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A is 11 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B is 68 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let the number of years be equal to x.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in x years, B will be 68 + x years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in x years, A will be 11 + x years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in x years, B will be 4 * as old as A.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your equation is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B + x = 4 * (A + x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B + x = 4 * A + 4 * x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 4 * x from both sides of the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B + x - 4 * x = 4 * A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B - 3 * x = 4 * A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "subtract 4 * A from both sides of the equation and add 3 * x to both sides of the equation to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B - 4 * A = 3 * x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "since B = 68 and A = 11, this equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "68 - 4 * 11 = 3 * x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "simplify to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "68 - 44 = 3 * x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "combine like terms to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 = 3 * x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve for x to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 24/3 = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "your solution is B will be 4 * as old as A in 8 years.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 8 years, B will be 68 + 8 = 76<BR>\n" );
document.write( "in 8 years, A will be 11 + 8 = 19<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 * 19 = 76, confirming the solution is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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