Solve this: A woman was 39years old when she gave birth to a pair of twins.12 years ago, she was twice as old as the sum of the ages of the twins put together. Find their present ages.

Aflagpole broke in a storm. it was originally 8 1 81 feet tall. 2 8 28 feet are still sticking straight out of the ground, where it snapped, but the remaining piece has hinged over and touches the ground some distance away. how far away is the end of the pole from the base of the pole along the ground?