document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=230632>Question 230632</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Don is twice as old as Irene; Ed is 16 years older than Irene. The sum of all three of their ages is 60 years. Find the age of each person. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #170800 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=170800\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Don is twice as old as Irene; Ed is 16 years older than Irene. The sum of all three of their ages is 60 years. Find the age of each person.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 1.  Let x be the age of Irene.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 2.  Let 2x be the age of Don since he'1 twice as old as Irene.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 3.  Let x+16 be the age of Ed since he's 16 years older than Irene.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 4.  Then, x+2x+x+16=60 since the sum of their ages is 60.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 5.  Solving yields the following steps\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 16 from both sides of the equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Divide by 4 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=11 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=11\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x=22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x=22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%2B16=27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%2B16=27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Note the sum of the ages equal to 60 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Step 6.  ANSWER:  Irene is 11 years old, Don is 22 years old, and Ed is 27 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( "And 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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