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" );
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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" );
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document.write( "Carol is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=older ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"older\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > than her sister Amanda;\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Carol=Amanda+%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Carol=Amanda+%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >......eq.1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mike is two times as old as Amanda.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Mike=2%2AAmanda ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Mike=2%2AAmanda\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >............eq.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the sum of their ages is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Carol%2B+Amanda%2B+Mike=35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Carol%2B+Amanda%2B+Mike=35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.............eq.3....substitute <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Carol ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Carol\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from eq.1 and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Mike ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Mike\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > from eq.2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Amanda+%2B15%2B+Amanda%2B+2%2AAmanda=35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Amanda+%2B15%2B+Amanda%2B+2%2AAmanda=35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > .............solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Amanda ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Amanda\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4%2AAmanda=35-15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4%2AAmanda=35-15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+4%2AAmanda=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+4%2AAmanda=20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+Amanda=20%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+Amanda=20%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+highlight%28Amanda=5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+highlight%28Amanda=5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " How old is carol? go to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Carol=Amanda+%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Carol=Amanda+%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >......eq.1 plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+highlight%28Amanda=5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+highlight%28Amanda=5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Carol=5+%2B15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Carol=5+%2B15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28Carol=20%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28Carol=20%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and go to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Mike=2%2AAmanda ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Mike=2%2AAmanda\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ............eq.2  plug in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+highlight%28Amanda=5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+highlight%28Amanda=5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=Mike=2%2A5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"Mike=2%2A5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28Mike=10%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28Mike=10%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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