3. kim's age is twice that of her sister. when you add kim's age to her sister's age, you get 36. how old is each sister? (3 pts) a) write an equation that represents the situation. explain any variable used. b) solve the equation from part (a). show your work. state your solution as a complete sentence.

"night. no one was praying for the night to pass quickly. the stars were but sparks of the immense conflagration that was consuming us. were this conflagration to be extinguished one day, nothing would be left in the sky but extinct stars and unseeing eyes." explain the images included in the passage. how is the use of the image of night contradictory to how we might expect it to be used