SOLUTION: Regina is three fifths as old as Mort. Ten years from now she will be four fifths as old as he will be. Find their present ages. Show the equation used to solve the question.

SOLUTION: Regina is three fifths as old as Mort. Ten years from now she will be four fifths as old as he will be. Find their present ages. Show the equation used to solve the question.

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Question 249882: Regina is three fifths as old as Mort. Ten years from now she will be four fifths as old as he will be. Find their present ages. Show the equation used to solve the question.
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Let

represent Regina's age now. Let

represent Mort's age now. Then

represents Regina's age ten years from now. And

represents Mort's age ten years from now.

(Equation 1)

(Equation 2)

Substitute from Equation 1:

Just solve for

and then multiply that by

to calculate

John

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