document.write( "Question 338262: \"Jim Hart is 5 years younger than Joan Chaput. Five years ago Jim was two-thirds as old as Joan. How old are they?\"
\n" ); document.write( "here's what I tried to do:
\n" ); document.write( "x = joan x-5 = jim... jim 5yrs. ago = x-5-5 joan 5yrs. ago = x-5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x-5-5 = 2/3(x-5)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then I distributed after converting the fraction to a decimal
\n" ); document.write( "x-5-5 = .66x - 3.3\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then i tried to get the x's together on one side by adding ten to both sides
\n" ); document.write( "x = .66x + 6.7\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "here's where i get stuck,i don't know what to do next... i don't even know if i laid it out right. please help, thanks!\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #242461 by scott8148(6628) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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x-5-5 = 2/3(x-5) ___ this is correct , but you might want to eliminate the fraction by multiplying by 3
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3x - 15 - 15 = 2x - 10\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "adding 30 ___ 3x = 2x + 20\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "subtracting 2x ___ x = 20 \n" ); document.write( "

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