document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1024943>Question 1024943</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Maggie is four times as old as her cousin Sam. In five years she will be six years less than three times his age. How old is Sam now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #744851 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><B>FrankM(1040)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=FrankM><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=FrankM><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=744851\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> M=4S\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M+5=3(S+5)-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4S+5=3(S+5)-6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4S+5=3S+9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S=4  M=16 </SPAN>\n" );
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