SOLUTION: if 3 times janes age in years is equal to 8 times beths age in years and the difference between their ages is 15 years how old are jane and beth?
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Question 338555: if 3 times janes age in years is equal to 8 times beths age in years and the difference between their ages is 15 years how old are jane and beth?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! let j = Jane's present age
let b = Beth's present age
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Write an equation for each statement:
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" 3 times Jane's age in years is equal to 8 times Beth's age in years"
3j = 8b
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" the difference between their ages is 15 years"
j - b = 15
j = (b+15)
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Replace j with (b+15) in the 1st equation
3(b + 15) = 8b
3b + 45 = 8b
45 = 8b - 3b
45 = 5b
b =
b = 9
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You can find j using the equation: j = (b+15)
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Check your solutions in the 1st statement
