document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=775976>Question 775976</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The combined ages of a father and his twin daughters is 54. The father was 24 when the twins were born. How old is each person?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #473271 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tanjo3><B>tanjo3(60)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tanjo3><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=473271\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Le n be the age of one of the daughters.  Then, their father's age is give by (54 - 2n).<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then, we can write:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24 + n = 54 - 2n<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3n = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "n = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The daughters are 10 years old and the father is 34. </SPAN>\n" );
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