document.write( "Question 1013843: Mrs,Perez is 3 times as old as her son, jaypee in 12 years,Mrs Perez will be twice as old as Kaylee.
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document.write( "Let P = Mrs. Perez' present age,\r\n" );
document.write( "    J = Jaypee      --- \" -----.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then you have two equations\r\n" );
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document.write( "P      = 3J,\r\n" );
document.write( "P + 12 = 2(J+12).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2). You will get\r\n" );
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document.write( "3J + 12 = 2(J+12  --->  3J + 12 = 2J + 24  ---> 3J - 2J = 24 - 12  --->  J = 12.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer. J = 12, P = 36.\r\n" );
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