document.write( "Question 201528: Two years from now, Jorge will be 3 times as old as Maria is now, in ten years, Jorge will be four times as old as Maria is now. What are Jorge's and Maria's current age? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #151740 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"j\"$ = Jorge's age now
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"m\"$ = Maria's age now
\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "Jorge's age in $\"2\"$ years will be
\n" ); document.write( " $\"j+%2B+2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Jorge's age in $\"10\"$ years will be
\n" ); document.write( " $\"j+%2B+10\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"j+%2B+2+=+3m\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"j+%2B+10+=+4m\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract (1) from (2)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"j+%2B+10+=+4m\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-j+-+2+=+-3m\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"8+=+m\"$
\n" ); document.write( "And, since
\n" ); document.write( " $\"j+%2B+2+=+3m\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"j+%2B+2+=+3%2A8\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"j+=+24+-+2\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"j+=+22\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Currently, Maria is 8 and Jorge is 22\r
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