document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=992943>Question 992943</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> george is twice as old as mary. and mary is three years older than juan. if juan is j years old, then what, in terms of j will be georges age in 10 years. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "a) 2j-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b)2j-14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C) 2j+13<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d) 2j +16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e) 2j+26 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #612369 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=612369\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> j = juan's current age in years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = marry's current age in years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "g = george's current age in years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"mary is three years older than juan\" means <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=m+=+j%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"m+=+j%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"george is twice as old as mary\" so we know <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g+=+2m ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g+=+2m\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Replace the 'm' in george's equation with 'j+3' to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=g+=+2%28j%2B3%29+=+2j%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"g+=+2%28j%2B3%29+=+2j%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So currently, george is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2j%2B6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2j%2B6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Add 10 years to this expression to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2j%2B6%2B10=2j%2B16 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2j%2B6%2B10=2j%2B16\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In 10 years, george will be <font color=\"red\">2j+16</font> years old, where j is juan's current age. So the answer is <font color=\"red\">d) 2j +16</font> </SPAN>\n" );
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