document.write( "Question 1150830: Mike age is two third of jake’s age. If the sum of their age is thirty years, how old is jake? \n" ); document.write( "

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m = Mike's present age, j = Jake's
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\n" ); document.write( "Mike age is two third of jake’s age.
\n" ); document.write( "m = $\"2%2F3\"$ j
\n" ); document.write( " If the sum of their age is thirty years,
\n" ); document.write( "m + j = 30
\n" ); document.write( "replace m with $\"2%2F3\"$ j
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%2F3\"$ j + j = 30
\n" ); document.write( "multiply by 3
\n" ); document.write( "2j + 3j = 90
\n" ); document.write( "5j = 90
\n" ); document.write( "j = 90/5
\n" ); document.write( "j = 18 is Jake's age
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\n" ); document.write( "Check in the first statement; (Mike is 12 obviously)
\n" ); document.write( "12 = $\"2%2F3\"$ *18\r
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