document.write( "Question 1132783: Patty is 45 years old. She is 15 years older than twice her daughter's age. How old is Patty's daughter? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #749919 by ikleyn(52786) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "    From the condition, twice the daughter age is 45-15 = 30.\r\n" );
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document.write( "    Hence,  WHAT ?     ANSWER\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It is how we solved it in my 3-rd grade class - years before we started learning equations.\r
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