document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=946493>Question 946493</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> michelle's age is 5 more than 3 times ashley's age.the sum of their ages is 49. how old is ashley?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Michelle's age: 3x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49=x+3x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "49=4x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44=4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11=x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ashley is 11 years old. </SPAN>\n" );
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