document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=213106>Question 213106</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> alice is twice as old as brian. cristal is three years younger then brian .the sum of their ages is 45. how old is cristal? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #161004 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=161004\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let a=alice's age, b=brian's and c=crystal's<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=b-3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b+2b+b-3=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4b-3=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4b=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c=9<BR>\n" );
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