SOLUTION: Q.let J be jesse's present age 1.What will jesse's agee in 9 years? Answer: J+9 2.if james is 15 years younger than jesse, represent his present age Answer: J-15 3.what

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Question 582131: Q.let J be jesse's present age
1.What will jesse's agee in 9 years?
Answer: J+9
2.if james is 15 years younger than jesse, represent his present age

Answer: J-15
3.what will james age be in 9years?
Answer: J-6
4.if in 9 years jesse will be 2.5 times as old as james, write an equation to represent this.
Answer: J+9= 2.5J

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Answer by jim_thompson5910(35256) About Me  (Show Source):
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You have everything correct except #4

In #4, the equation should be


J + 9 = 2.5(J - 6)

Since J - 6 represents how old James will be in 9 years (in terms of Jessie's age)