document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1203735>Question 1203735</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The sum of Jess, Sam and Mindy’s ages is 42. Jess is younger than Sam, but older than Mindy. Sam<BR>\n" );
document.write( "is twice as old as Mindy, who is the youngest out of the three by 6 years. If Jess is 15 years old, how<BR>\n" );
document.write( "old are Sam and Mindy? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #839539 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=839539\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Trying to follow the description literally and giving variable for each person's age, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ignoring the inequality and doing the substitutioin for j\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Last two equations should allow solving for m.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From this,  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=cross%28x=12%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"cross%28x=12%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jess's age already was given, 15.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Misinterpretation that <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x-m=6 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x-m=6\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  Above results may be wrong. </SPAN>\n" );
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