document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1134636>Question 1134636</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sally is 48 and Molly is 35 How many years ago was Sally exactly twice as old as Molly? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #752079 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=752079\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> it was x years ago, when Sally was 48-x and Molly 35-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That quotient = 2/1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply and 48-x=2(35-x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "48-x=70-2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=22 years ANSWER<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sally was 26 and Molly 13 </SPAN>\n" );
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