document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1155641>Question 1155641</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Amy is 14 and her mother is 38. How many years ago was her mother exactly 3 times as old as Amy? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #778261 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=778261\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x is the number of years needed\r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\n" );
document.write( "(38-x)/(14-x)=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 14-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "38-x=42-3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2 years ago ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then they were 12 and 36<BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );