document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=290101>Question 290101</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> fisher is 6 years older than twice carl's age. if the sum of their ages is 27, how old is each? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Fisher=2x+6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2x+6=27 solve for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+6=27 combine like terms in this case the 2x and the x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=21 subtract 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=7 divide by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so Carl is 7 and Fisher when you plug in 7 for x in the equation 2x+6 you get Fisher's age which is 20<BR>\n" );
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