document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1013596>Question 1013596</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When Jose rode on a bus, he noticed some people sitting. At the next bus stop, 5 people got on and 2 people got off. Two stops later, 7 people got on 15 people got off the bus at the terminal station. How many people were in the bus when Jose got on the bus? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x + 5 - 2 - 15 = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 12 people plus Jose. </SPAN>\n" );
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