document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=995788>Question 995788</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mrs Pritchard has a son and a daughter. The woman is twice as old as her son and the son is twice as old as the daughter. Their ages total 91 years. how old is each person? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " The woman is twice as old as her son<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p = 2s<BR>\n" );
document.write( " and the son is twice as old as the daughter.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 2d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "or divide equation by 2 and you have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d = .5s<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Their ages total 91 years. how old is each person?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p + s + d = 91<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace p and d<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s + s + .5 s = 91<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3.5s = 91<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 91/3.5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 26 yr is the son's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I'll let you find p and d, see that the 3 ages add up to 91<BR>\n" );
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