document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1188379>Question 1188379</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Carly is 3 times as old as Holly.  Carly is 8 years older than Holly. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old, in years, is Carly?  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 times as old --> difference is 2x the youngest's age = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "---> 4 and 12<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The long version:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "C = 3H<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = H + 8<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3H = H + 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2H = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "H = 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 12<BR>\n" );
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