document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=271049>Question 271049</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Trisha is 3 times as old as Lilly, as Lilly is twice as old as Emma. If the sum of the tree girls' ages is 27, how old is Emma? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #198469 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=198469\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> T = 3L \"Trisha is 3 times  as old as Lilly.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 2E \"Lilly is twice as old as Emma.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So T = 3(2E) = 6E.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T+L+E = 27 \"...the sum of the three girls' ages is 27.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Perform the substitutions:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6E+2E+E = 27 Simplify.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9E = 27 Divide by 9.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E = 3 </SPAN>\n" );
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