SOLUTION: Jose is 3 times his sister, Anne. The sum of their ages together is 28. What are Jose's and Anne's age?
Now i tried solving it.. i put the equation like (j+a=28) but then it wou
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Question 259406: Jose is 3 times his sister, Anne. The sum of their ages together is 28. What are Jose's and Anne's age?
Now i tried solving it.. i put the equation like (j+a=28) but then it would be no solution. There was also 3a=j
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You've got the two equations right.
1.
2.
Now substitute for J using eq. 1 in eq. 2 to solve for A.
Then go back and solve for J.
Re-post if you need more help.
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