document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1047806>Question 1047806</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You are standing in line at a ticket window. There are five more people behind you than ahead of you. The total number of people in line (including you) is three times the number of people ahead of you. How many people are ahead of you? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "You are standing in line at a ticket window. There are five more people behind you than ahead of you. The total number of people in line (including you) is three times the number of people ahead of you. How many people are ahead of you? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "b - a     = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b + a + 1 = 3a      (\"including you\")<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"a\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a+1 = 3a-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a = 6 (# of people ahead of you)\r<BR>\n" );
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