document.write( "Question 1178929: ann is 4 years older than toby bill is twice toby's age if the sum of their ages is 28 how old is ann ? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x be Ann age.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the Toby's age is (x-4) years and Bill is  2(x-4) yearts old.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The sum is 28 years\r\n" );
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document.write( "    x + (x-4) + 2(x-4) = 28\r\n" );
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document.write( "    (x-4) + (x-4) + 2(x-4) = 28-4\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4(x-4) = 24\r\n" );
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document.write( "      x-4  = 24/4 = 6\r\n" );
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document.write( "       x          = 6 + 4 = 10.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  Ann is 10 years old.\r\n" );
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