document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=634555>Question 634555</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> i have to write the word problem  \"sam has 5 fewer sweets than twice the number jane has\" into an equation. i am having alot of trouble understanding this </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "s = Sam's sweets<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = Jane's<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "twice the number Jane has = 2j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 fewer than that = 2j - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "--> s = 2j - 5<BR>\n" );
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