document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=668487>Question 668487</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> rebecca is four years older than jake. Five years ago she was twice as old as he was. Find their ages now.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #415634 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><B>swincher4391(1107)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=swincher4391><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=swincher4391><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=415634\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let r be the age of Rebecca. Let j be the age of Jake.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rebecca is four years older than Jake:   r = j+4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Five years ago she was twice as old as he was:  r-5 = 2(j-5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute j+4 for r.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "j+4-5 = 2(j-5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "j-1 = 2j -10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "9 = j\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "r = 9 +4 = 13\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So Jake is 9 and Rebecca is 13. </SPAN>\n" );
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