document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1127437>Question 1127437</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> peter is three years younger than his brother hugo. ten years ago hugo was four times Peter's age. write and solve an equation to determine Peter and hugo 's current ages </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "p=h-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 years ago Peter was (p-10) and Hugo was (h-10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hugo was 4 times peters age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h-10=4(p-10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute p into the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h-10=4((h-3)-10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h-10=4(h-13)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h-10=4h-52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h+42=-4h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "42=3h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14=h this means Hugo is 14 years old now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute 14 back into the equation for h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=14-3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: Peter is 11 years old and Hugo is 14 years old </SPAN>\n" );
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