document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1185109>Question 1185109</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Eduardo is 75 years younger than Mareditch. 2 years ago, Merediths age was 4 times Eduardos age. How old is Eduardo now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "2 years ago, Meredith's age was 4 times Eduardo's age.  Let their ages 2 years ago be x and 4x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference between their ages 2 years ago was then 4x-x=3x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But the difference in their ages 2 years ago (as always) is 75 years:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=25<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 2 years ago their ages were x=25 and 4x=100; their ages now are 27 and 102.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: Eduardo is 27 now<br><BR>\n" );
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