document.write( "Question 947745: Jason's age is 3 times Shauna's present age. In 4 years time, the sum of their ages will be 56 years. Find their present age.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " **Help me please!! I need to be able to determine both of their ages and write down an Algebraic Equation!!**\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #578357 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)\"\" \"About 
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let j = Jason's present age
\n" ); document.write( "let s = Shauna's age
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\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for each statement
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\n" ); document.write( "\"Jason's age is 3 times Shauna's present age.\"
\n" ); document.write( "j = 3s
\n" ); document.write( "\" In 4 years time, the sum of their ages will be 56 years.\"
\n" ); document.write( "4 yrs later
\n" ); document.write( "(j+4) + (s+4) = 56
\n" ); document.write( "j + s + 8 = 56
\n" ); document.write( "j + s = 56 - 8
\n" ); document.write( "j + s = 48
\n" ); document.write( "substitute 3s for j from the 1st statement
\n" ); document.write( "3s + s = 48
\n" ); document.write( "4s = 48
\n" ); document.write( " s = 48/4
\n" ); document.write( " s = 12 yrs is Shauna's age
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "3(12) = 36 yrs is Jason's age
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\n" ); document.write( "See if the this checks out in the 2nd statement
\n" ); document.write( "(36 + 4) + (12 + 4) =
\n" ); document.write( "40 + 16 = 56\r
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