document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=735051>Question 735051</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this age word problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Alice is 2 years older than Bobby who is twice as old as Carol.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If the total of the ages of Alice, Bobby and Carol is 27 years, how old is Bobby ? Kindly show the steps. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #449267 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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=449267\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a for Alice<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b for Bob<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c for Carol\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=b%2B2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=b%2B2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=b=2c ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"b=2c\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Bb%2Bc=27 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Bb%2Bc=27\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Maybe two or more solution processes are possible.  Do a couple of substitutions for a least advanced solving method.  A fairly logical way could be substitute b into the first equation, use this result for a to substitute into the third equation.  Now, substitute the formula for b (from the second equation into the third equation).  You now have an equation with only c as the variable.  Finish solving.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What I described is this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a=(2c)+2, <BR>\n" );
document.write( "The next substitution is into a+b+c=27,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a)+b+c=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2c+2)+b+c=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Following that, the next substitution using b is,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2c+2)+(2c)+c=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2c+2+2c+c=27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and you can finish this easily(?). </SPAN>\n" );
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