SOLUTION: Age Practice Problem
The sum of the ages of Spencer and Jasmine is 91 years. 8 years ago, Spencer's age was 4 times Jasmine's age. How old is Spencer now?
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Question 1175130: Age Practice Problem
The sum of the ages of Spencer and Jasmine is 91 years. 8 years ago, Spencer's age was 4 times Jasmine's age. How old is Spencer now?
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let Spencer ‘s age be and Jasmine's age
if the sum of the ages of Spencer and Jasmine is years, we have
....solve for
....eq.1
if years ago Spencer's age was times Jasmine's age, we have
....eq.2......substitute
go to
....eq.1....substitute
answer: Spencer is years old now
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