document.write( "Question 1181134: these numbers (x+5), (2x-4), and (7x+3) are the ages of Jo, Ben, and Harry respectively. Harry is 42 years older than Jo and Ben together. How old is each now?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #810959 by josgarithmetic(39620) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "Jo           x+5\r\n" );
document.write( "Ben          2x-4\r\n" );
document.write( "Harry        7x+3\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "Second sentence means $\"7x%2B3=%28x%2B5%29%2B%282x-4%29%2B42\"$ .\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"4x%2B3=5-4%2B42\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4x=40\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight_green%28x=10%29\"$ \r
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