SOLUTION: Paul is twice as old as Sally. If Sally is A years old how old is Paul? In solving this equation do I substitute a number for A like 10. I not sure how to do this with the infor

Question 891832: Paul is twice as old as Sally. If Sally is A years old how old is Paul?
In solving this equation do I substitute a number for A like 10. I not sure how to do this with the information in the problem.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Paul is twice as old as Sally. If Sally is A years old how old is Paul?
In solving this equation do I substitute a number for A like 10. I not sure how to do this with the information in the problem.
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All you can know is that Paul is 2A years old.

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