document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203878>Question 1203878</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sun of the ages of Landon,Violet, and their mother hann is 104 years. Landon is 3 years older than Violet, and Hannah's age is 1 more than twice Violet's age. How old is Hannah? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #839768 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13203)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=839768\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "You are making a lot of extra work for yourself setting up the problem using three variables, as the other tutor did.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The statement of the problem makes it easy to set it up using a single variable, making the path to the solution much easier.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let x = Violet's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then x+3 = Landon's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And 2x+1 = Hannah's age<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of their ages is 104:<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+x+3+2x+1 = 104<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+4 = 104<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x = 100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 25<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER: Hannah's age is 2x+1 = 51<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( " </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</TD></TR></TABLE>\n" );