document.write( "Question 318909: jan is twice as old as juwan, and rick is 5 years older than jan. if the sum of their ages is 35 years, find each of their ages \n" ); document.write( "
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jan is twice as old as juwan, and rick is 5 years older than jan. if the sum of their ages is 35 years, find each of their ages
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\n" ); document.write( "j = 2w
\n" ); document.write( "r = j+5
\n" ); document.write( "j+w+r = 35
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute for \"w\" and for \"r\".
\n" ); document.write( "j + (j/2) + j+5 = 35
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\n" ); document.write( "Solve for \"j\":\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(5/2)j = 30
\n" ); document.write( "(1/2)j = 6
\n" ); document.write( "j= 12 (Jan's age)
\n" ); document.write( "w= (1/2)j = 6 (juwan's age)
\n" ); document.write( "r = j+5 = 12+5 = 17 (rick's age)
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