SOLUTION: Here is the word problem: If three times Kathy's age is decreased by 36, the result is twice Kathy's age. How old is Kathy?
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Question 428458: Here is the word problem: If three times Kathy's age is decreased by 36, the result is twice Kathy's age. How old is Kathy?
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"Here is the word problem: If three times Kathy's age is decreased by 36, the result is twice Kathy's age. How old is Kathy?"
x = Kathy's age
3x - 36 = 2x {three times her age minus 36 equals twice her age}
-36 = -x {subtracted 3x from both sides}
x = 36 {divided both sides by -1}
Kathy is 36
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