document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253006>Question 253006</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> anita is twice as old as anna. if 6 is subtracted from anna's age, and 2 is added to anita's age, anita will then be four times as old as anna. find their ages. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Given,Anita is twice as old as Anna.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the age of Anitha = 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also,if 6 is subtracted from anna's age and 2 is added to anita's age, anita will then be four times as old as anna<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          2x+2 = 4(x-6)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          2x+2 = 4x-24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "          24+2 = 4x-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "            2x = 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "             x = 13.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, the age of Anna is 13 and the age of Anitha is 26        </SPAN>\n" );
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