document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=635632>Question 635632</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The combined age of a mother and her twin daughters is 58. The mother was 25 years old when the twins where born. Write and solve an equation to find the age of each of the three people. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #400444 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=400444\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let the daughter's age be x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "mother's age = y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+y =58\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y-x=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply equation by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y-2x=50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "add to the first equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+y+2y-2x=50+58\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3y=108<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "y=36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "mother's age =36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2x+y=58<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+36=58<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=58-36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=11\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Daughter's ages = 11 years </SPAN>\n" );
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