document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=638839>Question 638839</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this word problem: Sarah is twice as old as Ben. Ben is 2 years older than Mike. The sum of their ages is 26. How old is each? (I labeled Sarah A, Ben B and Mike C. I tried to make a formula of B^2+(C+2)=26, but I have no idea where to go from there.) </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Please help me solve this word problem: Sarah is twice as old as Ben. Ben is 2 years older than Mike. The sum of their ages is 26. How old is each? (I labeled Sarah A, Ben B and Mike C. I tried to make a formula of B^2+(C+2)=26, but I have no idea where to go from there.)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Ben's age be B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Sarah is 2B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mike's age is B - 2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We then have: \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B + 2B + B - 2 = 26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4B - 2 = 26\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4B = 28\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B, or Ben is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=28%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"28%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%287%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%287%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years-old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sarah is 2(7), or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2814%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2814%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years-old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mike is 7 - 2, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%285%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%285%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years-old\r<BR>\n" );
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