document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1063376>Question 1063376</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Joe has been playing hockey 2 years more than twice as long as his brother Al. The sum of their years of experience is one. How many years has each boy been playing? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #678476 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=678476\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> J = 2A+2 we'll use this value for J next<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J+A = 1 substitute for J<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2A+2+A = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3A = -1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = -1/3<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2A+2+A = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(-1/3)+2+-1/3 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2/3+-1/3+2 = 1 add -2/3+-1/3 and you get -1:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-1+2 = 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 = 1 Correct<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
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