document.write( "Question 1091699: Tom is 2 years older than Sue and Bill is twice as old as Tom.
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document.write( "If you add all their ages and subtract 2, the sum is 20.
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document.write( "How old is Bill? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #706214 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Sue is x \n" ); document.write( "Tom is x+2 \n" ); document.write( "Bill is 2(x+2) or 2x+4 \n" ); document.write( "The sum is 4x+6, and subtract 2 is 4x+4=20 \n" ); document.write( "4x=16 \n" ); document.write( "x=4 age of Sue \n" ); document.write( "6 is age of Tom \n" ); document.write( "12 is age of Bill ANSWER \n" ); document.write( " |