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document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A girl is twice as tall as her doll. Her father is three feet taller than the girl. Their combined heights is 10 and one half feet. How tall is the doll,the girl, and the father? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #81983 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><B>edjones(8007)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=edjones><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=edjones><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=81983\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let g be the height of the girl.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g/2+g+g+3=21/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g+2g+2g+6=21 multiply 2 times each side to eliminate fractions.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5g+6-6=21-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5g=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g=3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5+3+6=10.5 true<BR>\n" );
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