document.write( "Question 967951: Sarah is 5 years older than her sister hanna. Jim is twice as old as his sister hanna. Thier combined age is 74. Write an equation that can be used to find their ages \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #591587 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+x+\"$ = Hanna's age
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+5+\"$ = Sarah's age
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2x+\"$ = Jim's age
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+x+%2B+5+%2B+2x+=+74+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+4x+%2B+5+=+74+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "After finding $\"+x+\"$ , find
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+5+\"$ and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2x+\"$
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