document.write( "Question 750847: Ross is five years older than twice his sister Holly's age. The difference in their ages is 14 years. How old is Holly?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #456830 by josgarithmetic(39617)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! r for Ross age, and h for Holly age.\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I would take r from the first equation and substitute into the second equation, and solve for h. You could then use what you found for h to find value of r.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "and continue... \n" ); document.write( " |