document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1126607>Question 1126607</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ashley is 64 years old and Stephanie is 18 years old. How many years will it take until Ashley is only 3 times as old as Stephanie? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "When Ashley is 3 times as old as Stephanie, their ages can be represented as 3x and x; the difference in their ages will be 2x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference in their ages is now, and always will be, 46 years.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x = 46 --> x = 23; so Ashley will be 3 times as old as Stephanie when Stephanie is 23 and Ashley is 69.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since Ashley is now 64, that will be 5 years from now. </SPAN>\n" );
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