document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1149207>Question 1149207</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Anna is half of Bills age. The sum of their ages is 36. How old are Anna and Bill<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Using formal algebra....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let Anna's age be x; then Bill's age is 2x.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of their ages is 36:<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve using basic algebra to find Anna's age, x.<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Anna's age is 12; that means Bill's age is 2*12 = 24.<br><BR>\n" );
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