Problema Solution
If Agnes is three times as old as Joseph and their combined ages is 64, how old is Agnes?
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let
a = the age of Agnes
j = the age of Joseph
Agnes is three times as old as Joseph
a = 3j
their combined ages is 64
a + j = 64
by soling the system of equations
a = 3j
a + j = 64
we find
a = 48 years
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