document.write( "Question 787568: Pam is eight years younger than Jim. In one year Jim will be three times as old as Pam was five years ago. What are their ages now? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #478228 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+p+\"$ = Pam's age now
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+j+\"$ = Jim's age now
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+p+=+j+-+8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+j+%2B+1+=+3%2A%28+p+-+5+%29+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+j+%2B+1+=+3p+-+15+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+3p+-+j+=+16+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+-p+%2B+j+=+8+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Add (1) and (2)
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2p+=+24+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+p+=+12+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+p+=+j+-+8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+12+=+j+-+8+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+j+=+20+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Jim is 20 and Pam is 12
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+j+%2B+1+=+3%2A%28+p+-+5+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+20+%2B+1+=+3%2A%28+12+-+5+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+21+=+3%2A7+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+21+=+21+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK\r
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