document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=729947>Question 729947</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jacob is twice as old as sue.the sum of their ages is 69 years.how old is jacob? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Jacob's age = 2*(Sue's age) = 2x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jacob's age + Sue's age = 69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x + x = 69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 69<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 23<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sue's age (x) is 23 years old. Since Jacob's age is twice this, it is 2*23 = 46 years old. Therefore, Jacob is 46 years old. </SPAN>\n" );
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