SOLUTION: hannah is twice as old as joel. four years from now, three times joel's age plus hannah's age will be 46,how old are they now

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Question 1054918: hannah is twice as old as joel. four years from now, three times joel's age plus hannah's age will be 46,how old are they now
Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
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h = 2j we'll use this value for h below
in four years:
h+4+3(j+4) = 46 substitute for h:
2j+4+3j+12 = 46
5j = 30
j = 6 so joel is 6. And hanna? She is 2(6) = 12