document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=661430>Question 661430</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jack is 2  times as old as Lacy. 8  years from now the sum of their ages will be 46 . How old are they now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = 2L<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(J+8) + (L+8) = 46<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"J\" and solve for \"L\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2L+8) + (L+8) = 46<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3L + 16 = 46<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3L = 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 10 (Lacy's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"J\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = 2L = 20 (Jack's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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