document.write( "Question 1197209: Please help me solve this equation: Jimmys mother is 42 years old now. 7 years ago, she was 5 times as old as jimmy. Find the age of jimmy now. \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Jimmys mother is 42 years old now. 7 years ago, she was 5 times as old as jimmy.
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document.write( "    42 - 7 = 5*(j-7).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and find j, Jimmy's age now\r\n" );
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document.write( "    35 = 5*(j-7)\r\n" );
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document.write( "     7 = j-7\r\n" );
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document.write( "     14 = j\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  Jimmy is 14 years old.\r\n" );
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