document.write( "Question 1174140: Anna is 12 years younger than elen if anna is 25 how old is elen translating verbal phrases to mathematical phrases \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let A be Anna's age
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document.write( "Let E be Elen's age\r
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document.write( "This part: \"Anna is 12 years younger than Elen\"  means
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document.write( "  A = E - 12  
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document.write( "Given Elen's age, subtract 12 to get Anna's age.  Keep in mind, Anna is the younger of the two, and this equation agrees with that.\r
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document.write( "Notice we can add 12 to both sides to get the equivalent 
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document.write( "  A + 12 = E  
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document.write( "This allows you to find Elen's age if someone gives you Anna's age.  
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document.write( "We can also write this as 
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document.write( " E = A + 12  
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document.write( "which looks a little nicer.\r
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document.write( "If A = 25 what do you think E is?   Remember, you can use E = A + 12 ... just replace 'A' with 25...\r
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