Word problem: 11 yrs ago Cindy was 4 times as old as....

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Eleven years ago Cindy was four times as old as her brother. In 1 year from now she will be twice as old as his is now. What are their ages now? Help on this problem would be sincerely appreciated. thank you for your time.
 
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Let brother's age be x. Then set up table based on words in problem.

...................11 yrs ago.......Now................1 yr from now

Cindy...........4(x -11)......4(x-11)+11..........4(x-11)+11+1

Brother.........x-11................x..........................x+1

Now, find the part of the problem that tells you what two items in the table are equal and build the equation and solve it.
 
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