document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1202870>Question 1202870</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ratio of Kim's age to her daughter's age is 5 : 2. Four years ago, the ratio of their ages was 3 : 1. How old will Kim be in 6 years' time?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the given information in a problem includes a ratio, the amount of work needed to solve the problem is nearly always less if you use that ratio to set up the problem.  In this problem, given the ratio 5:2 of their current ages....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let 5x = Kim's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let 2x = daughter's age<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x-4 = Kim's age 4 years ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-4 = daughter's age 4 years ago<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of their ages 4 years ago was 3:1.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Kim's age now is 5x = 40; 6 years from now it will be 46.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: 46<br><BR>\n" );
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