document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1166447>Question 1166447</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Amber says: \"In 42 years years' time, I will be 4 times as old as I am now.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old is Amber? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The difference between her age now and the age she will be when she is 4 times as old as she is now is 3 times as old as she is now.  (Algebraically, if you want, the difference between 4x and x is 3x.)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "She will be 4 times as old as she is now 42 years from now.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 3 times as old as she is now is 42 years.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So her age now is 42/3 = 14 years.<br><BR>\n" );
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