document.write( "Question 1056913: Berly is twice as old as Gina.The sum of their ages in 24. How old is she now? \n" ); document.write( "

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Let Berly be $\"x\"$ years old
\n" ); document.write( "Then Gina is $\"x%2F2\"$ years old
\n" ); document.write( "The sum of their ages is $\"x%2Bx%2F2=3x%2F2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x%2F2=24\"$ multiply both sides by 2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x%2A2%2F2=24%2A2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x=48\"$ divide both sides by 3
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3x%2F3=48%2F3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"x=16\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Berly is 16 years old now \n" ); document.write( "

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