document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=304771>Question 304771</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bill is 3 times as old as Nancy.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In 12 years Bill will be twice as old as Nancy.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How old are Bill and Nancy now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "In 12 years Bill will be twice as old as Nancy. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old are Bill and Nancy now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 3n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b+12) = 2(n+12)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"b\" and solve for \"n\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n+12 = 2n+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 12 yrs old (Nancy's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since b = 3n, b = 3*12 = 36 yrs old (Bill's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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