document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=222583>Question 222583</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Carl is twice as old as Rita. Meg is 5 years older than Carl. If the combined age is 155, how old is Meg? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #166642 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><B>drj(1380)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=drj><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=drj><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=166642\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Carl is twice as old as Rita. Meg is 5 years older than Carl. If the combined age is 155, how old is Meg?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let x be the age of Rita.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let 2x be the age of Carl since he is twice as old as Rita.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Let 2x+5 since Meg is 5 years older than Carl.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Then x+2x+2x+5=155 since their combined age is 155.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  Solving the equation in Step 4 yields the following steps.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x%2B5=155 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x%2B5=155\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 5 from both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x=150 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x=150\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 5 to both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=30 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=30\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=60 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=60\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x%2B5=65 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x%2B5=65\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Note that the combined age is 155.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6.  ANSWER:  The age of Meg is 65 years old.  Note that Carl is 60 years old and Rita is 30 years old.\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( "Good luck in your studies!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Respectfully,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dr J\r<BR>\n" );
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