document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=810284>Question 810284</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jake is 5 years older than his sister three years ago jake was twice his sisters age how old is jakes siter now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "three years ago jake was twice his sisters age <BR>\n" );
document.write( "how old is jakes siter now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = s + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j-5 = 2(s-5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"j\" and solve for \"s\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s+5-5 = 2s-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 2s-10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 10 (sister's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"j\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = s+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = 15 (jake's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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