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  • 12-11-2016
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You are standing in line to see a movie. Five more people are ahead of you in line than are behind you. Four times as many people are in line as the number of people who are behind you. A: How many people are ahead of you in line?

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  • 12-11-2016

a=in fornt
b=behind
c=whole line
a+b+1=c
b+5=a
b+5+b+1=c
2b+6=c
4b=c
2b+6=4b
6=2b
b=3
a=5+3
a=8

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