document.write( "Question 703920: grace told her mum that the sum of there age is half a century and the difference between them is 2 dozen. is grace a teenager?
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document.write( "i tryed to work out the answer by an equation but im not sure if its right \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #433788 by Edwin McCravy(20060)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r\n" ); document.write( "Grace is x\r\n" ); document.write( "Mum is 50-x\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Mum's age minus Grace's age = 24\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( " (50-x) - x = 24\r\n" ); document.write( " 50 - x - x = 24\r\n" ); document.write( " 50 - 2x = 24\r\n" ); document.write( " -2x = -26\r\n" ); document.write( " x = 13\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Yes, she's just barely a teenager.\r\n" ); document.write( "\r\n" ); document.write( "Edwin \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |