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Three times Jasmine's age equals twice Jamal's age. Two times Jamal's age plus three times Jasmine's age equals 48. How old is jamal?

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MichaelLiu

Let Jasmine's age = x
and Jamal's age = y

3x = 2y
2y + 3x = 48

-2y+ 3x = 0
2y + 3x = 48

6x = 48
x = 8
y = 12
Jamal is 12 years old.

Neuron

Jamal's age ... x = ?
Jasmine's age ... y = ?

If you would like to know how old is Jamal, you can calculate this using the following steps:

3 y = 2 x
2 x + 3 y = 48
_______________
3 y + 3 y = 48
6 y = 48     /6
y = 48 / 6
y = 8 years old

3 y = 2 x
3 8 = 2 x
x = 3 8 / 2
x = 12 years old

Result: Jamal is 12 years old.

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