document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1180176>Question 1180176</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ashton is x years old. Bentley is 2 years older than Ashton. Three times Bentley’s age is equal to 18. The purpose of this exercise is to check your understanding on setting up equations and showing the steps to solving a simple equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "⦁ Write an equation that could be used to solve for Ashton’s age, x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "⦁ Use your equation to solve and find out how old Ashton is. Show your work.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "⦁ Set up an equation and show your work to find out how old Bentley is.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Bentley , x+2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " Set up an equation and show your work to find out how old Bentley is.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "One could just use the description for x and the expression x+2 to evaluate Bentley's age.  Another way is like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b, Bentley<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b-2, Ashton<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and then follow the description to form the necessary equation. </SPAN>\n" );
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