SOLUTION: Today Jason is 5 years older than his brother tim. 2 years ago tim's age was 3/4 of Jason's age. What are their ages?
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Question 756602: Today Jason is 5 years older than his brother tim. 2 years ago tim's age was 3/4 of Jason's age. What are their ages?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Today Jason is 5 years older than his brother tim. 2 years ago tim's age was 3/4 of Jason's age. What are their ages?
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Equations:
j = t + 5
t-2 = (3/4)(j-2)
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Subtitute for "j" and solve for "t":
t-2 = (3/4)(t+5-2)
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t-2 = (3/4)(t+3)
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4t-8 = 3t+9
t = 17 years (tim's age now)
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solve for "j"
Jason = j = 17+5 = 22 years
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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