SOLUTION: please help me with this problem. im stuck. Jacob is 8 years older than Anthony. The sum of their ages is 38. Find their ages.

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Jacob is 8 years older than Anthony. The sum of their ages is 38. Find their ages. This question is from textbook

Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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let Jacob's and Anthony's ages be j and a respectively
:
j=a+8
a+j=38
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now substitute j's value in first equation into 2nd equation
:
a+(a+8)=38
:
2a=30
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highlight%28a=15%29Anthony's age
:
highlight%28j=15%2B8=23%29 Jacob's age