SOLUTION: jerry was 1/3 as young as his granpa 15 years ago. if the sum of their ages is 110, how old is his grandpa?

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Question 320713: jerry was 1/3 as young as his granpa 15 years ago. if the sum of their ages is 110, how old is his grandpa?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let Jerry's age be J, Grandpa's G.
Fifteen years ago, Jerry was J-15, Grandpa was G-15.
J-15=%281%2F3%29%28G-15%29
3J-45=G-15
1.3J=G%2B30
Then also,
G%2BJ=110
J=110-G
Substitute this into eq. 1,
3%28110-G%29=G%2B30
330-3G=G%2B30
4G=300
highlight%28G=75%29
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J=110-G
J=110-75
highlight%28J=35%29