document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1101295>Question 1101295</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jasmine is 23 years old. Jamie is 3 years less than half of George’s age.Write and solve an equation to find George’s age.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don’t know how to set it up i tried doing <BR>\n" );
document.write( "X-3=23 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #715881 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><B>ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ankor@dixie-net.com><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=ankor@dixie-net.com><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=715881\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x = Jasmine's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let y = Jamie's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "let z = George's<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "looks like we are missing some information here, anyway:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "write an equation for each statement<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jasmine is 23 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 23<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Jamie is 3 years less than half of George’s age.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >z - 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "get rid of the fraction, multiply by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y = z - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2y + 6 = z<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Write and solve an equation to find George’s age.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z = 2y + 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "That's as far as we can go with information we have. </SPAN>\n" );
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