document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549428>Question 549428</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The total of three sisters' ages is 39. Dina is half as old as Michelle and 3 years younger than Juliette.  How old are the sisters?<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 #357770 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><B>TutorDelphia(193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TutorDelphia><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=TutorDelphia><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=357770\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Assign variables based on their names.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know that:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d+m+j=39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We also know that <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=1/2m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=j-3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can find from that that <BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=2d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=d+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lets sub those in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d+2d+d+3=39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4d+3=39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4d=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d=9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefor j=12 and m=18 </SPAN>\n" );
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