Jane and Miro

Jane's brother Martin is 42 years old. He is three times as old as Jane when Martin was for as many years as there are now Jane. How old is Jane?

Final Answer:

j =  28

Step-by-step explanation:

42 = 3(jx) 42x = j  42=3(j(42j))  42=3 (j(42j))  6j=168  j=6168=28  j=28  x=42j=4228=14



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