SOLUTION: Larry is 2x as old as Jane Jane is 6years younger then Tony and Tony is 12 years younger then late how old is each

Question 992223: Larry is 2x as old as Jane Jane is 6years younger then Tony and Tony is 12 years younger then late how old is each
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Assume the problem is
Larry is 2x as old as Jane.
Jane is 6years younger then Tony.
and Tony is 12 years younger then Larry
how old is each?
:
Write an equation for each statement
Larry is 2x as old as Jane.
L = 2j
Jane is 6years younger then Tony.
j = t - 6
and Tony is 12 years younger then Larry
t = L - 12
Replace L with 2j
t = 2j - 12
Replace j with (t-6)
t = 2(t-6) - 12
t = 2t - 12 - 12
t - 2t = -24
-t = -24
t = 24 yrs is Tony's age
then
j = t - 6
j = 24 - 6
j = 18 yrs is Jane's ge
and
L = 2J
L = 2(18)
L = 36 yrs is Larry's age
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