document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=926115>Question 926115</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jason weighs 36 pounds. Together he and his sister weigh four pounds more than three times the weight of his sister. What is the weight, w , of Jason's sister? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "j = 36 lbs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j + s = 3s+4<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"j\" and solve for \"s\"::<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36 + s = 3s+4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2s = 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sister's weight = 16 lbs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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