SOLUTION: Jame is seven years older than Amy. Twelve years ago, Amy was half as old as Jane is now. How old is Jane now?
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Question 1152205: Jame is seven years older than Amy. Twelve years ago, Amy was half as old as Jane is now. How old is Jane now?
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You can put this solution on YOUR website! let j = Jane's present age
let a = Amy's present age
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Write an equation for each statement
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Jane is seven years older than Amy.
j = a + 7
or
a = j - 7
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Twelve years ago, Amy was half as old as Jane is now.
a - 12 = (j)
get rid of the fraction, mult by 2
2(a-12) = j
2a - 24 = j
replace a with (j-7) from the 1st equation
2(j-7) - 24 = j
2j - 14 - 24 = j
2j - j = 38
j = 38 yrs old is Jane now
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Check this:
a = 38 - 7
a = 31
"Twelve years ago, Amy was half as old as Jane is now."
31 - 12 = (38)
19 = 19
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Jame is seven years older than Amy. Twelve years ago, Amy was half as old as Jane is now. How old is Jane now?
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Let Jane's age be J
Then Amy's is J - 7
We then get:
