document.write( "Question 1051118: Jack is 3 times as old as Lacy. 8 years from now the sum of their ages will be 60. How old are they now?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cary is 4 years older than Dan. In 5 years the sum of their ages will be 72. Find the age of each man now.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Jack is 3 times as old as Lacy. 8 years from now the sum of their ages will be 60. How old are they now?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let Jack’s age be \"x\"
\n" ); document.write( "if Jack is \"3\" times as old as Lacy, then Lacy is \"x%2F3\"
\n" ); document.write( "8 years from now Jack’s age will be \"x%2B8\" and Lacy will be \"x%2F3%2B8\"
\n" ); document.write( "if the sum of their ages will be \"60\", then we have
\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B8%29%2B%28x%2F3%2B8%29=60\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B8%2Bx%2F3%2B8=60\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2Bx%2F3%2B16=60\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"3x%2F3%2Bx%2F3=60-16\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x%2F3=44\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"4x=44%2A3\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2844%2A3%29%2F4\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=%2811%2A3%29%2F1\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=33\"-> Jack’s age\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " then Lacy is \"x%2F3\"->\"33%2F3\"->\"11\"->Lacy’s age\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Cary is 4 years older than Dan. In 5 years the sum of their ages will be 72. Find the age of each man now. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let Cary’s age be \"x\"
\n" ); document.write( "if Cary is \"4\" years older than Dan, Dan’s age is \"x-4\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " In \"5+\" years will be Cary \"x%2B5\" and Dan will be \"x-4%2B5=x%2B1\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the sum of their ages will be \"72\", we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"%28x%2B5%29%2B%28x%2B1%29=72\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B5%2Bx%2B1=72\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x%2B6=72\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=72-6\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2x=66\" \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x=33\" ->Cary’s age
\n" ); document.write( "Dan’s age is \"x-4=29\"\r
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