document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=715279>Question 715279</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alice is four years Younger than ben and she is nine years older than Carly the total ages three people in 79 how old is Alice\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #439355 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lynnlo><B>lynnlo(4176)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=lynnlo><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=439355\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> (b-4)+b+((b-4)-9)=79<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b-17=79<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3b=96<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b=32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=b-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=32-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "alice is 28 years old </SPAN>\n" );
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