document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=927860>Question 927860</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a particular year my sister was twice as old as I was and I was twice as old as my brother. The product of our ages was 216. The sum of our ages must have been?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a. 21     b. 26           c. 34     d. 54 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #563335 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=563335\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let h = his age in a particular yr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let s = sister's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let b = brother's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Write an equation for each statement<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In a particular year my sister was twice as old as I was<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 2h<BR>\n" );
document.write( " and I was twice as old as my brother.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 2b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or (get s and b in terms of h)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = .5h<BR>\n" );
document.write( " The product of our ages was 216.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h*s*b = 216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace s and b<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h * 2h * .5h = 216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h^3 = 216<BR>\n" );
document.write( "find the cube root<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 6 yrs old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 3 yrs old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 12 yrs old<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6 + 3 + 12 = 21<BR>\n" );
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