SOLUTION: Molly’s age is twice Anita’s. If the sum of the squares of their ages is 80, then translate these words into an algebraic equation to determine their ages?

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Question 241607: Molly’s age is twice Anita’s. If the sum of the squares of their ages is 80, then translate these words into an algebraic equation to determine their ages?
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


By substitution,





and, since



Molly is 8 and Anita is 4

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