document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=798530>Question 798530</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sarah is 15 yrs older than joseph. in ten years from now. sarah will be twice as old as joseph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how old is sarah now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "s = j+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( " in ten years from now. sarah will be twice as old as joseph.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s+10 = 2(j+10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s + 10 = 2j + 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 2j + 20 - 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 2j + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace s with (j+15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j + 15 = 2j + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15 - 10 2j - j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = 5 yrs for Joseph\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how old is sarah now? I'll let you figure that out<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check the solutions in the 2nd statement </SPAN>\n" );
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