document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=782276>Question 782276</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Chris is 5 years older than jacob. Four years from now chris will be twice as old as jacob. How old is chris now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 5 = Chris' age now\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 4 = Jacob's age in 4 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 9 = Chris' age in 4 years {added 4 onto current age}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 9 = 2(x + 4) {in 4 years, Chris will be twice as old as Jacob}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 9 = 2x + 8 {used distributive property}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9 = x + 8 {subtracted x from each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 1 {subtracted 8 from each side}<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 5 = 6 {substituted 1, in for x, into x + 5}\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Chris is 6 now<BR>\n" );
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