SOLUTION: Mike and Jay are brothers. Mike is 33. This is 3 times as old as Jay was when Mike was the age that Jay is today. How old is Jay?

Question 259510: Mike and Jay are brothers. Mike is 33. This is 3 times as old as Jay was when Mike was the age that Jay is today.
How old is Jay?

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Mike and Jay are brothers. Mike is 33. This is 3 times as old as Jay was when Mike was the age that Jay is today.
How old is Jay?
:
let j = Jay's present age
33-j = the difference in their ages
:
"This is 3 times as old as Jay was when Mike was the age that Jay is today.
33 = 3(j - (33-j))
:
33 = 3(j - 33 + j)
:
33 = 3(2j - 33)
:
33 = 6j - 99
:
33 + 99 = 6j
:
132 = 6j
j =
j = 22 yrs is Jay's present age
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