document.write( "Question 1039026: Jacqueline was 24 when her son was born. Now she is 3 times her son's age. How old is Jaqueline now? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Jacqueline was 24 when her son was born. Now she is 3 times her son's age. How old is Jaqueline now?
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document.write( "Let J = Jaqueline age now.\r\n" );
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document.write( "We are given that Jaqueline is 24 years older than her son, \r\n" );
document.write( "whose age is, consequently, J- 24.\r\n" );
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document.write( "And we are given that \r\n" );
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document.write( "J = 3*(J-24).\r\n" );
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document.write( "This is yours equation. Solve it for J:\r\n" );
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document.write( "J = 3J - 72  --->  J - 3J = -72  --->  -2J = -72  --->  J =  = 36.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  Jaqueline is 36 years old now.\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - Age problem for the day of April, 1 \r
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