document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=937977>Question 937977</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Steve is 5 times as old as Janis. In 12 years, he will be twice as old as she will be then. How old are they now?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So far of what I got using trial & error<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5x + 12 = 2x </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 5j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s+12 = 2(j+12)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"s\" and solve for \"j\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5j + 12 = 2j + 24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3j = 12<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j = 4 yrs (Janis's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "s = 5j = 20 yrs (Steve's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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