Question 354104: 25 years ago, Hailey was five more than one-third as old as Jason was. Today, Jason is twenty six less than two times the age of Hailey. How old is Jason?
How do I figure this out.
Answer by stanbon(75887)   (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! 25 years ago, Hailey was five more than one-third as old as Jason was. Today, Jason is twenty six less than two times the age of Hailey. How old is Jason?
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Let Jason's age be J
Let Hailey's age be H
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Equations:
(H-25) = (1/3)(J-25)
J = 2H-26
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Substitute for "J" and solve for "H".
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H-25 = (1/3)(2H-26-25)
3H-75 = 2H-51
H = 24 (Hailey's age now)
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Since J = 2H-26, J = 48-26 = 22 (Jason's age now)
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cheers,
Stan H.
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