<PRE><B>Question 357236</B>
Let Jason&#39;s age be J and Ted&#39;s age be T.  Then we are given &lt;br&gt;

{{{J=T+12}}} and {{{J+1=3*(T+1)}}} then&lt;br&gt;

{{{J+1=3T+3}}}&lt;br&gt;

So we use substitution:&lt;br&gt;

{{{(T+12)+1=3T+3}}}&lt;br&gt;

{{{T+13=3T+3}}}&lt;br&gt;

{{{10=2T}}}&lt;br&gt;

{{{T=5}}}&lt;br&gt;

Thus, we know that&lt;br&gt;

{{{J=5+12}}}&lt;br&gt;

{{{J=17}}}&lt;br&gt;

So Jason is 17, and Ted is 5.&lt;br&gt;

I hope this helps!&lt;br&gt;</PRE>