Question 318909
 jan is twice as old as juwan, and rick is 5 years older than jan. if the sum of their ages is 35 years, find each of their ages
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Equations:
j = 2w
r = j+5
j+w+r = 35
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Substitute for "w" and for "r".
j + (j/2) + j+5 = 35
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Solve for "j":

(5/2)j = 30
(1/2)j = 6
j= 12 (Jan's age)
w= (1/2)j = 6 (juwan's age)
r = j+5 = 12+5 = 17 (rick's age)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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