SOLUTION: Anna is half of Bills age. The sum of their ages is 36. How old are Anna and Bill

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Question 1149207: Anna is half of Bills age. The sum of their ages is 36. How old are Anna and Bill
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Using formal algebra....

Let Anna's age be x; then Bill's age is 2x.

The sum of their ages is 36:

x%2B2x+=+36

Solve using basic algebra to find Anna's age, x.

3x+=+36
x+=+12>br>
Anna's age is 12; that means Bill's age is 2*12 = 24.