document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1077594>Question 1077594</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jimbob is three years older than his brother. The sum of their ages is 33 how old is jimbob </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #692053 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=themasterofcircuits><B>themasterofcircuits(27)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=themasterofcircuits><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=themasterofcircuits><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=692053\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let J represent Jimbob's age and B represent his brother's age:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jimbob is 3 years older than his brother, so J=B+3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of Jimbob's age and his brother's age is 33, so J+B=33\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We now have a system of equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J=B+3 (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J+B=33 (2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute (1) into (2):\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(B+3)+B=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2B=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[B=15]<BR>\n" );
document.write( "His brother is 15 years old.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute B=15 into (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J+15=33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "[J=18]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hence Jimbob is 18 years old and his brother is 15 years old. </SPAN>\n" );
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