document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1116104>Question 1116104</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Chris has two children,Beth and Amy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Beth is 10 years older than Amy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Chris says 'I am twice as old as the sum of Beths age and Amys age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Chris is 40 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old is amy </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #730934 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=730934\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Write an equation for each statement<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Chris has two children,Beth and Amy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b and a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Beth is 10 years older than Amy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = a + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Chris says 'I am twice as old as the sum of Beths age and Amys age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "c = 2(a+b)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Chris is 40 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(a + b) = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "divide both sides by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( " a + b = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old is amy<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace b with (a+10) from the 2nd statement <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a + (a+10) = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a = 20 - 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 10/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 5 yrs is Amy's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check in the statement b = 5 + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"Chris says 'I am twice as old as the sum of Beths age and Amys age <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(5 + 15) = 40<BR>\n" );
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