document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1145860>Question 1145860</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Scott is now 24 and Shannon is 12 years old. How many years ago was Scott 4 times as old as Shannon at that time? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "When Scott was 4 times as old as Shannon, let their ages be 4x and x.  The difference in those ages is 4x-x = 3x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference in their age is given as 24-12 = 12.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "We want to find when the difference of 12 years in their ages was equal to 3x:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Scott was 4 times as old as Shannon when she was x=4 and he was 4x=16.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since they are now 24 and 12, that was 8 years ago. </SPAN>\n" );
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