document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=324699>Question 324699</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bill is one year less than twice as old as his sister Caroline.  The total of their ages is 26. How old is Bill? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "B=2C-1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B+C=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2C-1+C=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3C-1=26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3C=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B=17 </SPAN>\n" );
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