document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=393882>Question 393882</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bettina's age is three times Melvina's. If 20 is added to Melvina's age and 20 is subtracted from Bettina's their ages will be equal. How old is each now? Thank you so much for answering this question....God bless you..<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #279471 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pie90010><B>pie90010(44)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=pie90010><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=279471\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 3M = B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M + 20 = B - 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This can be simplified to\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3M - B = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-M + B = 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "+B and -B cancel each other out \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2M = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = 20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "once you have M just plug it in to the original equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3(20) = B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 60 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bettina is 60 and Melvina is 20 </SPAN>\n" );
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