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Molly’s age is twice Anita’s. If the sum of the squares of their ages is 80, then
Translate these words into an algebraic equation to determine their ages?
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Let A be Anita's age and M be Molly's age. The equation can be written as A^2 + 2M^2 = 80. Since we know that Molly's age is twice Anita's age, we can substitute 2A for M in the equation and rewrite it as A^2 + 4A^2 = 80. Solving this equation gives A = 5 and M = 10, so Anita is 5 years old and Molly is 10 years old.
