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if john was four times as old as jerry 8 years ago, and if john will be twice as old as jerry 8 years from now,how old is john?

Solución

i f j o hn w a s f o u r t im es a s o l d a s j erry 8 ye a rs a g o, an d i f j o hn w i ll b e tw i ce a s o l d a s j erry 8 ye a rs f ro m n o w, h o w o l d i s j o hn ?

Solución

John^{'} s age is : 40

Pasos de solución

Translate the problem into an equation:

x - 8 = 4 (y - 8), x + 8 = 2 (y + 8)

x - 8 = 4 (y - 8), x + 8 = 2 (y + 8) : x = 40, y = 16

John^{'} s age is : 40

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