document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=108863>Question 108863</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> RICARDO IS 4 YEARS LESS THAN TWICE AS OLD AS HIS SISTER.  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "THE SUM OF THEIR AGES IS 20.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "HOW OLD IS RICARDO? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "THE SUM OF THEIR AGES IS 20.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=ricardo's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=sisters age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=2x-4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+2x-4=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so his sister is 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ricardo = 2(8)-4=12<BR>\n" );
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