document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=104504>Question 104504</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Three years ago, Milcah is 3 times older than Joshua. 4 years from now, Milcah is 8 yrs. older than Joshua. Find Joshua's and Milcah's age.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #76098 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TP><B>TP(29)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TP><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=76098\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let m be Milcah's age now and j be Joshua's age now.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "From what we are told about the ages 3 years ago we get the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   m-3=3*(j-3) (i)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and from what we are told about the ages 4 years from now we get the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  m+4=j+4+8, that is m+4=j+12. If we subtract 4 from each side of this equation we get that m=j+8. (ii)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we can replace m in equation (i) by j+8 so that equation (i) becomes\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "j+8-3=3*(j-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So j+5=3*(j-3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now multiply the bracket out and we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j+5=3j-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now subtract j from both sides and we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 5=2j-9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now add 9 to both sides and we get<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 14=2j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This means that j=7.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "To find m replace j by 7 in equation(ii) and we get m=7+8 =15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So Milcah is 15 years old and Joshua is 7 years old.ANS<BR>\n" );
document.write( " (NB I will leave it up to you to check the answers) </SPAN>\n" );
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