document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=610942>Question 610942</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Papa John is 50 years old. His age is 2 years more than 3 times the age of Jimmy John. How old is Jimmy? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #384719 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=radh><B>radh(108)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=radh><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=radh><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=384719\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's write this mathematically. Age will be described by x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Papa John is 50 years old (=50). His age is 2 years more (+2) than 3 times (3x) the age of Jimmy John.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, it'd look like: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x%2B2=50 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x%2B2=50\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now, we simplify: <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3x=48%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3x=48%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x=16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x=16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So, we get that Jimmy's age is <b>16 years.</b> </SPAN>\n" );
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