document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1120926>Question 1120926</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A mother is 30 years older than her twin daughters. In 2 years her age will be three times the combined ages of the twins. How old are the twins right now ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m = t + 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( " In 2 years her age will be three times the combined ages of the twins.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m + 2 = 3(2(t+2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m + 2 = 6t + 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 6t + 12 - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 6t + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "replace m with (t+30)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t+30 = 6t + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 - 10 = 6t - t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20 = 5t<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 20/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "t = 4 yrs is the age of the twins now<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See if that checks out in the statement. Mom is 34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"In 2 years her age will be three times the combined ages of the twins.\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "34 + 2 = 3(2(4+2))<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 = 3(12)<BR>\n" );
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