document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1032894>Question 1032894</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jennifer, Paul and John are all siblings. Together their ages total 114. John is 5 years younger than Paul and Paul is 2 years younger than Jennifer. Define a variable and then write an equation to find the ages of Jennifer, Paul and John ?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #647480 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=647480\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let John be x, Paul be y, and Jennifer be z<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = y-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = y+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y+z = 114 Now substitute per above equalities:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y+y-5+y+2 = 114<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y-3 = 114<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3y = 117<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 39 Paul is 39<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = y-5 = 39-5 = 34 John is 34<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = y+2 = Jennifer is 41<BR>\n" );
document.write( "39+34+41 = 114 Correct </SPAN>\n" );
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