document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=920442>Question 920442</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Bill is three times as old as Mary. Bill is 48. How old will Bill be when he is twice as old as Mary?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 3m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 48<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So 3m = 48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And M = 16 (Mary's age now)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore Bill = 3m = 3*16 = 48 (Bill's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "48+x = 2(16+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48+x = 32 + 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16 yrs<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bill will be twice Mary's age when Bill is 48+16 = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mary will then be 16+x = 16+16 = 32<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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