document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=156028>Question 156028</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jack is three times as old as Megan was two years ago. The sum of their ages three years ago was 16.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How old are Jack and Megan now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please show the work on how you approach the answer. Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The sum of their ages three years ago was 16. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "How old are Jack and Megan now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jack is J yrs old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Megan is M yrs old.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J = 3(M-2) = 3M-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(J-3) + (M-3) = 16<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute J = 3M-6 into the 2nd equation to solve for \"M\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3M-6-3) + (M-3) = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4M - 12 = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4M = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = 7 (megan's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "J= 3*7-6 = 15 (Jack's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.\r<BR>\n" );
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