document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=696847>Question 696847</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. Mike is 20 cm shorter than Tim<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. Jane is 25 cm taller than Tim<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. Jill is 21 cm shorter than Jack<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. Tom is 38 cm taller than Mike<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. Jake is 36 cm shorter than Mark<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6. Mark is 8 cm taller than Jane<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7. Jill is 11 cm shorter than Jake<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8. Tom is 183 cm tall\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How tall is Jack? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "1. Mike is 20 cm shorter than Tim<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2. Jane is 25 cm taller than Tim<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3. Jill is 21 cm shorter than Jack<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4. Tom is 38 cm taller than Mike<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5. Jake is 36 cm shorter than Mark<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6. Mark is 8 cm taller than Jane<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7. Jill is 11 cm shorter than Jake<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8. Tom is 183 cm tall\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How tall is Jack?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Tim’s height be T<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Mike’s is: T – 20 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Jack’s be J<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Jill’s is: J - 21 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jane’s is: T + 25 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Tom’s is: T – 20 + 38, or T + 18 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Mark’s height be M<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Jake’s is: M – 36 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Also, M = T + 25 + 8, or M = T + 33 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J – 21 = M – 36 – 11, or M = J – 21 + 47, or M = J + 26 cm\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since Tom is 183 cm tall, then T + 18 = 183 ---- T, or Tim is 183 – 18, or 165 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since M = T + 33, and M = J + 26, then: T + 33 = J + 26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "165 + 33 = J + 26 ------ Substituting 165 for T <BR>\n" );
document.write( "J, or Jack’s height = 198 – 26, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%28172%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%28172%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > cm \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do the check!!\r<BR>\n" );
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