document.write( "Question 1182181: Elsa has 12 more pebbles than Ana has. Ana has 6 more pebbles than Olaf has. If Elsa has twice as many
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document.write( "Olaf has x pebbles\r\n" );
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document.write( "Elsa has (2x) pebbles\r\n" );
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document.write( "Ana has (x+6) pebbles.\r\n" );
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document.write( "       Elsa = Ana + 12,   \r\n" );
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document.write( "       2x = (x+6) + 12\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find x\r\n" );
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document.write( "       2x = x + 18\r\n" );
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document.write( "       2x - x = 18\r\n" );
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document.write( "          x   = 18\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  Olaf has 18 pebbles;  Elsa has 2*18 = 36 pebbles;  Ana has 18+6 = 24 pebbles.\r\n" );
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