document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=594855>Question 594855</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Andy is twice as old as Kate. In 6 years, their ages will total 60. How old is each now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I did. However, when I did the math for how old A and K are NOW, it didn't work out.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let Andy = A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let Kate = K<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 2K<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2K + K = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3K = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "K = 20 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kate will be 20 and Andy will be 40 in 6 years.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now they are: Kate = 20 - 6, Andy = 40 - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Kate is 14 now and Andy is 34 now.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "HOWEVER, if this is true, Andy is NOT twice as old as Kate.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I don't understand. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "This is what I did. However, when I did the math for how old A and K are NOW, it didn't work out.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let Andy = A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let Kate = K<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 2K<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-----------  It's ok to this point.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2K + K = 60  *********** Not now, in 6 years.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A+6 + (K+6) = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2K + 6 + K + 6 = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3K = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "K = 16 yrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 32 </SPAN>\n" );
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