document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1046975>Question 1046975</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sipho is 6 years older than Betty. In 3 years time<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sipho will be twice as old as Betty. How old is Sipho<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sipho is 6 years older than Betty. In 3 years time<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "S = B + 6,         (1)\r\n" );
document.write( "S + 3 = 2*(B+3).   (2)\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2). You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "(B + 6) + 3 = 2*(B+3),  or\r\n" );
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document.write( "B + 9 = 2B + 6,   or\r\n" );
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document.write( "9-6 = 2b - b,  or\r\n" );
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document.write( "3 = B.\r\n" );
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document.write( "<U>Answer</U>. Betty is 3 years old now.  Sipho is 9 ears old.\r\n" );
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document.write( "There is a bunch of lessons on age word problems \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/Age-problems-and-their-solutions.lesson>Age problems and their solutions</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/Fresh-formulation-of-a-traditional-age-problem.lesson>A fresh formulation of a traditional age problem</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/Really-intricate-age-word-problem.lesson>Really intricate age word problem</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/Selected-age-word-problems-from-the-archive.lesson>Selected age word problems from the archive</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/Age-problem-for-the-day-of-April-1.lesson>Age problem for the day of April, 1</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/04-OVERVIEW-of-lessons-on-age-problems.lesson>OVERVIEW of lessons on age problems</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this site.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Read them and become an expert in solving age problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson>ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK</A>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It contains a lot of other word problems and many other interesting and useful things.\r<BR>\n" );
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