document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1059743>Question 1059743</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> John is six times as old as his little sister Anna. In twelve years,John will be twice as old as Anna. How old is John now ? Okay this is just an example of what I'm having to do and it shows the following.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x + 12=2(x+12)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+12=2x+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the question is I'm not understanding how they came about getting 4x=12 or even 6x+12=2x+24?  </SPAN>\n" );
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