document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=64675>Question 64675</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Janet kim is now 13 years old, her father is now 31\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "write an equation stating that jeong is twice as old as janet, then solve it to find out when jeong is twice as old as janet </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #45230 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=45230\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> First off, I'm assuming that Jeong is Janet's father.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now Janet is 13 and Jeong is 31\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's say that in x years from now Jeong will be twice as old as Janet\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In x years from now, Janet will be 13+x years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jeong will be 31+x years old which has to be twice as old as Janet (2(13+x)) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So our equation to solve is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "31+x=2(13+x) simplifying, we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31+x=26+2x collecting like terms, we will have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "31-26=2x-x or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "ck<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(13+5)=31+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(18)=36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36=36\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps.  Happy holidays.-----ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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