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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Jacob is twice as old as Sue. The sum of their ages is 69 years. How old is Jacob???

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Take 69 divided by 2

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Let x=2y since one is twice the age of the other. We know that x+y=69. So 3y=69. So y=23. This is Sue's age, so Jacob is 46.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Thanks :)

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