SOLUTION: hannah is twice as old as joel. four years from now, three times joel's age plus hannah's age will be 46,how old are they now

SOLUTION: hannah is twice as old as joel. four years from now, three times joel's age plus hannah's age will be 46,how old are they now

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Question 1054918: hannah is twice as old as joel. four years from now, three times joel's age plus hannah's age will be 46,how old are they now
Answer by addingup(3677) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
h = 2j we'll use this value for h below
in four years:
h+4+3(j+4) = 46 substitute for h:
2j+4+3j+12 = 46
5j = 30
j = 6 so joel is 6. And hanna? She is 2(6) = 12
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