SOLUTION: Juan is 4 times older as Jan. Twelve years from now Juan will be
6 times as old as Jan was tree years ago. How old are they now?
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Question 1051294: Juan is 4 times older as Jan. Twelve years from now Juan will be
6 times as old as Jan was tree years ago. How old are they now?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = Juan's age now
Let = Jan's age now
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(1)
(2)
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(2)
(2)
Plug (1) into (2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
and
(1)
(1)
(1)
Juan is 60
jan is 15
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check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
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