document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=950136>Question 950136</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this word problem: \"Jim and James are brothers. Jim's age is seven less than two times James' age. Their combined age is forty-one. How old are James and Jim?\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried to set up many equations, which includes 2x-7+x=41, where the variable \"x\" would equal James' age, but this has not worked. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "I have tried to set up many equations, which includes 2x-7+x=41, where the variable \"x\" would equal James' age, but this has not worked.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=james' age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-7=jim's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-7+x=41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-7=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "james' age=16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "jim's age=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Nothing wrong with your equation. You are right on track! </SPAN>\n" );
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