document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=904343>Question 904343</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jeff and jacks ages are such that twice jeff's present age is the same as jacks ge was 4 years ago. jeff is now one third as old as jack will be 26 years from now. find the current age of both jeff and jack  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=jeff's present age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+4=jack's present age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x-26=also, jack's present age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+4=3x-26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+4=64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 yrs ago:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=jack's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26 yrs from now:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=jack's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "jeff's current age=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "jack's current age=64 </SPAN>\n" );
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