document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=830988>Question 830988</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Lucas is two and a half times as old as Jenny. If Lucas is 15 years older, then how old is Jenny? I got the equation: 2.5x=x+15 but now I'm stuck.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "L = 2.5J<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = J + 15<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sub for L in the 2nd eqn<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.5J = J + 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1.5J = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = 10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "L = 25<BR>\n" );
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