document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=282528>Question 282528</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Joe is twice as old as sam. sam is 3 times as old as paul.The sum of all the ages is 90 years. how old is sam? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x be Paul's age. Then Sam's age is 3*x and Joe is 2*(3*x). \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of their ages then is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 3x + 2*(3*x) = 90\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10x = 90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 9\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Paul is 9 years old. Calculate Joe's and Sam's ages based on x=9. </SPAN>\n" );
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