document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=859383>Question 859383</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jim has $x Steve  has 3 times as much as Jim. Bob has $5 more than Jim.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What the formula for the total amount of money together  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "First write how much each of the guys have.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jim has X.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Steve has 3 times as much, so he has 3x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Bob has 5 more than Jim, so he has x+5.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then add all of them together.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(Jim) + (Steve) + (Bob)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x%29+%2B+%283x%29+%2B+%28x%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x%29+%2B+%283x%29+%2B+%28x%2B5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Combine all the like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "=<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5x%2B5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5x%2B5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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