document.write( "Question 1113162: Twenty-two years ago Jake was twice older than Tom. Three times Tom's age now is 16 more than twice Jake's age now. How old were they 22 years ago? \n" ); document.write( "
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let j = Jake's present age
\n" ); document.write( "let t = Tom's
\n" ); document.write( "Write an equation for each statement
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\n" ); document.write( "Twenty-two years ago Jake was twice older than Tom.
\n" ); document.write( "j-22 = 2(t-22)
\n" ); document.write( "j - 22 = 2t - 44
\n" ); document.write( "j = 2t - 44 + 22
\n" ); document.write( "j = 2t - 22
\n" ); document.write( " Three times Tom's age now is 16 more than twice Jake's age now.
\n" ); document.write( "3t = 2j+16
\n" ); document.write( "replace j with (2t-22)
\n" ); document.write( "3t = 2(2t-22) + 16
\n" ); document.write( "3t = 4t - 44 + 16
\n" ); document.write( "3t = 4t - 28
\n" ); document.write( "28 = 4t - 3t
\n" ); document.write( "t = 28 yrs is Tom's age
\n" ); document.write( "then
\n" ); document.write( "j = 2(28)- 22
\n" ); document.write( "j = 56 - 22
\n" ); document.write( "j = 34 yrs is Jake's age
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\n" ); document.write( " How old were they 22 years ago?
\n" ); document.write( "t: 28 - 22 = 6 yrs was Tom
\n" ); document.write( "j: 34 - 22 = 12 yrs was Jake \n" ); document.write( "
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