document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1147625>Question 1147625</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> bob is twice as old as catherine.eight years ago bob was four times as old as catherine.in what year was catherine born ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #768972 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=768972\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Catherine is x and Bob is 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-8 for C and Bob is 2x-8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(x-8)=2x-8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4x-32=2x-8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So Catherine is 12 now and Bob is 24. Her year of birth is the year current in this question minus 12.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "eight years ago, she was 4 and Bob was 16. </SPAN>\n" );
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