Question 172388
let Jacob's and Anthony's ages be j and a respectively
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j=a+8
a+j=38
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now substitute j's value in first equation into 2nd equation
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a+(a+8)=38
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2a=30
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{{{highlight(a=15)}}}Anthony's age
:
{{{highlight(j=15+8=23)}}} Jacob's age