document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=711598>Question 711598</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Amy is twice as old as Lucy. Three years from now the sum of their ages will be 42. How old is Amy?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Lucy's age be X and Amy's age must now be 2X (Due to the fact that it is said Amy is twice as old as Lucy) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The current age of Amy is 2X and for Lucy is X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then, Three yrs to come we have (2x+3->Age for Amy and X+3->age for Lucy)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also the sum of their age will be 42:-> (2X+3)+ (X+3)=42<BR>\n" );
document.write( "open the brackets to have 3X+6=42, solve for X now as You will get X= 12 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "THEREFORE, Amy's age is 2X= 2*12= 24 years </SPAN>\n" );
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