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Lindsay and Lorraine are trying to match the jump rope world record. Together, they need to jump 48 times in a row. Lindsay has gotten 14 jumps in a row, and Lorraine has gotten 13. How many more jumps (j) do they need to match the record? Show your work!

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11 14j+13j=48j 27j=48j subtract 27 from both sides j=11

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