document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=13304>Question 13304</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> bEN SCORED 7 MORE POINTS THAN jACK IN A BBALL GAME, PAUL SCORED 2 POINTS LESS THAN JACK IN THE SAME GAME. IF THE THREE BOYS SCORED A TOTAL OF 38 POINTS, HOW MANY POINTS DID JACK SCORE> </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6653 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><B>rapaljer(4671)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=rapaljer><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=rapaljer><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=6653\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = points scored by Jack, since he is named at the end of the first phrase.  Then <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+7 = points scored by Ben.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2 = points scored by Paul.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation is that total points for all three adds up to 38:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + x+7 + x-2 = 38<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x + 5 = 38\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract 5 from each side:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x = 33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 11 points for Jack!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 11 Jack<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+7 = 18 Ben<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2 = 9 Paul\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11+18+9 = 38 total\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "R^2 at SCC </SPAN>\n" );
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