document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1014536>Question 1014536</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boy is 3 times as old as a girl. If their total age is 48years, how old is the girl<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "G=girl's age;  B=boy's age=3G<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "G+B=48 years . Substitute for B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "G+3G=48 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4G=48 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "G=12 years<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER : The girl is 12 years old.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B=3G=3(12)=36 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The boy is 36 years old.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "G+B=48 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12 years + 36 years = 48 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48 years = 48 years<BR>\n" );
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