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document.write( "Let b = no. of people behind you,\r\n" );
document.write( "    a = no. of people ahead  you.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The condition says that\r\n" );
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document.write( "b - a     = 5       (1)     (\"there are 5 more people behind you then ahead of you.\")\r\n" );
document.write( "b + a + 1 = 3a      (2)     (\"the total number of people in line including you is three times the number of people ahead of you\")\r\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"a\":\r\n" );
document.write( "2a+1 = 3a-5\r\n" );
document.write( "a = 6 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Anser.  There are 6 people ahead of you.\r\n" );
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