document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1127596>Question 1127596</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jack is <BR>\n" );
document.write( "3<BR>\n" );
document.write( " times as old as Lacy. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "7<BR>\n" );
document.write( " years ago the sum of their ages was <BR>\n" );
document.write( "34<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". How old are they now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #744018 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=744018\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> now they are x (Lacy) and 3x (Jack)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "before 3x-7 and x-7 and that sum is 34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-14=34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12 Lacy now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x is 36 Jack now<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 7 years ago it was 5 and 29 and their sum is 34. </SPAN>\n" );
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