document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=736564>Question 736564</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Travis is three times as old as Anne. Mary is three years older than Travis. If Mary is 39 years old, how old is Travis and Anne? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "T = 3A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = T+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = 39<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for M and solve for \"T\".<BR>\n" );
document.write( "39 = T + 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "T = 36  (Travis's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, solve for A:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 = 3A<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 12 yrs (Anne's age now)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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