SOLUTION: together, jared's age and his grandfather's age total 100. But jared's grandfather is 70 years older than him. how old is jared's grandfather?

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Question 292264: together, jared's age and his grandfather's age total 100. But jared's grandfather is 70 years older than him. how old is jared's grandfather?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
complex numbers means a number involving the sqrt(-1) aka i
It doesn't mean complicated.
Even so your problem is not complicated.
It belongs in word problems age
j+g=100
g-70=j
g=85 and j=15