document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=829765>Question 829765</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Carol is 15 years older than her sister amanda.Mike is two times as old as amanda.the sum of their ages is 35. How old is carol?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My atempt was: amanda;a+15=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                         carol;a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                         mike;2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then i subtracted 15 from 35 and got 20=3a because i added amanda,mike and carol's a. im stuck after here i dont know what to do. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #500080 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><B>KMST(5328)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=KMST><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=KMST><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=500080\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= Amanda's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= Carol's age (because Carol is 15 years older than Amanda)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2a ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2a\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= Mike's age (because Mike is two times as old as Amanda)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equation to solve is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2B%28a%2B15%29%2B%282a%29=35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2B%28a%2B15%29%2B%282a%29=35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2B%28a%2B15%29%2B%282a%29=35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2B%28a%2B15%29%2B%282a%29=35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Ba%2B15%2B2a=35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Ba%2B15%2B2a=35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2Ba%2B2a%2B15=35%7D%7D%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B4a%2B15=35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2Ba%2B2a%2B15=35%7D%7D%0D%0A%7B%7B%7B4a%2B15=35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a=35-15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a=35-15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4a=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4a=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=20%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=20%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > , so<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2B15=5%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2B15=5%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=a%2B15=highlight%2820%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"a%2B15=highlight%2820%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Carol is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%2820%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%2820%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years old. </SPAN>\n" );
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