document.write( "Question 940134: Can you help me solve this word problem
\n" ); document.write( "Anita is 4 ½ years older than Basilio. Three times Anita’s age added to six times Basilio’s
\n" ); document.write( "age is 36. How old are Anita and Basilio?
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\n" ); document.write( "let Anita’s age be \"A\" and Basilio’s age be \"B\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if Anita is ...........eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if three times Anita’s age (or \"3A\") added to six times Basilio’s age (or \"6B\") is \"36\", then we have:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3A%2B6B=36\".....eq.2...substitute \"B%2B4.5\" for \"A\" from eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3%28B%2B4.5%29%2B6B=36\".......solve for \"B\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"3B%2B13.5%2B6B=36\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9B=36-13.5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"9B=22.5\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"B=22.5%2F9\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28B=2.5%29\" or \"highlight%28B=2%281%2F2%29%29\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "go to \"A=B%2B4.5\" ...........eq.1 plug in \"B\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"A=2.5%2B4.5\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28A=7%29\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "so, Anita is \"7\" years old, and Basilio is \"2\"\"1%2F2\" years old\r
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