document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1164417>Question 1164417</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Faith is 10 years older than Grace. Eight years ago, Faith was 3 times Grace's age. How old are they now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The difference in their ages is 10 years; 8 years ago, Faith's age was 3 times Grace's age.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x be Grace's age 8 years ago; then Faith's age 8 years ago was 3x.  The difference in their ages then was 3x-x = 2x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the difference in their ages then was 10 years.  So 2x=10, and x=5.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means their ages 8 years ago were x=5 and 3x=15.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "And that means their current ages are 13 and 23.<br><BR>\n" );
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