document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=934474>Question 934474</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Thank you in advance for your help!!!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Annilee’s present age is two-thirds of Jessie’s present age. In 12 years the sum of their ages will be 54 years. Find their present ages.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My Attempt:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let a = Annilee's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    j = Jessie's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then Annilee's current age is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 2/3 j\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then 12 years into the future Annilee's age will be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( " a = 2/3    j + 12 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "And Jessie's age will be:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "j + 12 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "With the sum of these two ages equaling 54\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the equation I worked out was:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/3(j+12) + (j+12) = 54\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3[2/3(j+12)] + 3(j+12) = 3(54) \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2(j+12) + 3j + 36 = 162\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2j + 24 + 3j + 36 = 162 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5j + 60 = 162\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5j + 60 - 60 = 162 - 60 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5j = 102 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5j/5 = 102/5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "j = 20.4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, Jessie's present age is 20.4 years and Annilee's present age is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2/3 * 20.4 = 13.6 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I don't think my answer is right. Thank you very much for checking it for me  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In twelve years,<BR>\n" );
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