document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=259513>Question 259513</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mike and Jay are brothers.  Mike is 33.  This is 3 times as old as Jay was when Mike was the age that Jay is today. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How old is Jay?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #191010 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathbath><B>mathbath(13)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-06.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mathbath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=191010\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Lets say Jay is \"X\" yrs old today.  --> Statement (1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Lets say Jay was \"Y\" yrs old when Mike was what Jay is today that is \"X\" yrs old.  --> Statement (2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So in short,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Lets say Jay was \"Y\" yrs old when Mike was \"X\" yrs old.   --> Statement (3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we know from the problem that Mike is 33 yrs old now which is 3 times when Jay was \"Y\" yrs old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3Y = 33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Y = 11.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So when Jay was 11 yrs old Mike was \"X\" yrs old.  (From Statement (3) )\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now Mike is 33 today. Lets say it took Mike \"Z\" yrs to reach 33 from when he was \"X\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X + Z = 33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Z = 33 - X  --> (4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now Jay is \"X\" yrs old today --> (From Statement (1) )<BR>\n" );
document.write( "It took him the same \"Z\" yrs to reach \"X\" from when he was 11.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11 + Z = X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Z = X - 11  --> (5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "From (4) and (5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "33 - X = X - 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "33 + 11 = X + X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44 = 2X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "44/2 = X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 22\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So Jay 22 yrs old today.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Verification:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Mike is 33 today which is 3 times what Jay was which is 11 when Mike was the age what Jay is today which is 22.  </SPAN>\n" );
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