document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=477765>Question 477765</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> rita's age is 3 times anna's. when anna is twice as old as she is now, rita's age will only be twice anna's. how old is each now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let A = Anna's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   3A = Rita's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2A = age of Ana A years from now<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3A + A  = Rita's age when Ana's age is twice as old as she is now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "        = 2(2A)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4A = 4A\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A can be any positive number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Meaning:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When Ana is 1 year old, Rita is 3 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When Ana is 5 years old, Rita is 15 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When Ana is 10 years old, Rita is 30 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "...and so on. \r<BR>\n" );
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