document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=547390>Question 547390</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Will you please help me solve this problem? i have tried, but i just cannot figure out how to do it. It is on my semester exam study guide. here is the problem: John is 3 times as old as Beth. The sum of their ages is 36. How old is John.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i have put it in a table to clean my work up, and i made john equal X. and then i got to X=3x. i cannot figure out the rest. your help would be appreciated. thank you. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #356378 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=356378\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> \"John is 3 times as old as Beth\" ___ j = 3b\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"The sum of their ages is 36\" ___ j + b = 36 ___ 3j + 3b = 108\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "substituting j for 3b ___ 3j + (j) = 108 ___ 4j = 108 </SPAN>\n" );
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