document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=357236>Question 357236</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jason is 12 years older then than ted. next year jason will be 3 times as old as ted. how old is ted </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #255132 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><B>neatmath(302)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=neatmath><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=neatmath><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=255132\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let Jason's age be J and Ted's age be T.  Then we are given <br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=J=T%2B12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"J=T%2B12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=J%2B1=3%2A%28T%2B1%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"J%2B1=3%2A%28T%2B1%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > then<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=J%2B1=3T%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"J%2B1=3T%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So we use substitution:<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28T%2B12%29%2B1=3T%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28T%2B12%29%2B1=3T%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T%2B13=3T%2B3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T%2B13=3T%2B3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10=2T ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10=2T\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=T=5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"T=5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thus, we know that<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=J=5%2B12 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"J=5%2B12\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=J=17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"J=17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So Jason is 17, and Ted is 5.<br>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this helps!<br> </SPAN>\n" );
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