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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> kirra is two years older then reggie. reggie is six times as old as delia. the average of their ages is nine years and four months. how old is each of them? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let x be the age of Delia. Let 6x be the age of Reggie.  Let 6x+2 be the age of Kirra\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let Average ages be A=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=9%2B1%2F3=28%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"9%2B1%2F3=28%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years where 4/12=1/3 (4 months = 1/3 year)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A=28%2F3=%28x%2B6x%2B6x%2B2%29%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A=28%2F3=%28x%2B6x%2B6x%2B2%29%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >  Delia's age. Then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6x=12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6x=12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Reggie's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  ANSWER:  Delia is 2 years old, Reggie is 12 years old and Kirra is 14 years old.  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As a check the average is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%282%2B12%2B14%29%2F3=28%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%282%2B12%2B14%29%2F3=28%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope the above steps were helpful. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J </SPAN>\n" );
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