document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1079093>Question 1079093</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1. Sally is 3 times as old as John. 8 years from now, Sally will be twice as old as John. How old is John?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #693466 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39620)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=693466\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> s and j, for Sally's and John's ages now\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=system%28s=3j%2Cs%2B8=2%28j%2B8%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"system%28s=3j%2Cs%2B8=2%28j%2B8%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >----literal translation of the description\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3j%2B8=2%28j%2B8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3j%2B8=2%28j%2B8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >-----simple substitution; <BR>\n" );
document.write( "solve this for j... </SPAN>\n" );
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