document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=847433>Question 847433</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ana's age is 4 more than Lisa's age. Write an expression, that represents the sum of their ages using L as the variable for Lisa's age. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #510426 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><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=510426\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = Ana's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = Lisa's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"Ana's age is 4 more than Lisa's age\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "turns into\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ana's age = (Lisa's Age) + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now replace those phrases with what they defined by (see above) to get\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A = L + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So lisa is L years old and ana is L+4 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add the two ages\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(Ana's age) + (Lisa's age)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(L+4) + (L)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L + 4 + L\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(L + L) + 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<font size = 5 color=\"red\">2L + 4</font>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "is the sum of their two ages </SPAN>\n" );
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