document.write( "Question 1175130: Age Practice Problem\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The sum of the ages of Spencer and Jasmine is 91 years. 8 years ago, Spencer's age was 4 times Jasmine's age. How old is Spencer now?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let Spencer ‘s age be \"S\" and Jasmine's age \"J\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the sum of the ages of Spencer and Jasmine is \"91\" years, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S%2BJ=91\"....solve for \"S\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S=91-J\"....eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " if \"8\" years ago Spencer's age was \"4\" times Jasmine's age, we have\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S-8=4%28J-8%29\"....eq.2......substitute \"S\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"91-J-8=4J-32\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"83-J=4J-32\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"83%2B32=4J%2BJ\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"115=5J\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"J=115%2F5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"J=23\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"S=91-J\"....eq.1....substitute \"J\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"S=91-23\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"S=68\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "answer: Spencer is \"68\" years old now
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