SOLUTION: Jane’s age 13 years from now is 9 years less than 3 times her current age. What is her current age?

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Question 1065018: Jane’s age 13 years from now is 9 years less than 3 times her current age. What is her current age?
Found 3 solutions by addingup, MathTherapy, ikleyn:
Answer by addingup(3677)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
J+13 = 3J-9
4 = 2J
J = 2
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Jane is 2.
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Check:
J+13 = 3J-9
2+13 = 3(2)-9
15 = 6+9 Correct.
Answer by MathTherapy(10553)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jane’s age 13 years from now is 9 years less than 3 times her current age. What is her current age?


Now, be serious!! How can her age be 2?

These people who're responding, what's wrong with them? If they're not going to help the person with the correct answer, then just don't respond! 

Answer by ikleyn(52808)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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J+13 = 3J-9

22 = 2J

J = 11

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Jane is 11.

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Check:

J+13 = 3J-9

11+13 = 3(11)-9

24 = 33-9 Correct.







"Addingup", you are so hurry that make one error after another !!







 

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