document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=253406>Question 253406</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If 3 times Jane's age in years, is equal to 8 times Beth's age in years and the difference between their ages in 15 years, how old are Jane and Beth? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the age of Jane be 8x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then the age of Beth is 3x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The difference in ages is 8x-3x = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                           5x   = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                              x = 15/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                              x = 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So the age of Beth is  = 3x = 3*3 = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And the age of Jane is = 8x = 8*3 = 24<BR>\n" );
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