document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=506656>Question 506656</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jim is x years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mike is 2 years older than Jim.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 years ago, Mike was twice as old as Jim.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is Jim's age? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "mike=y<BR>\n" );
document.write( " x+2=y (2x)=y+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so you make them both equal to y. to make (2x)=y+8 equal to x you subtract 8 on both sdes.now since they both equal y they equal each other so your new equation would be 2x-8=x+2 you solve for x by subtracting x from both sides and then you add 8 to both sides. x=10  so jim is 10 years old.<BR>\n" );
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