SOLUTION: Amy is twice as old as Jenny. Five years ago, Amy was three times as old as Jenny. Find Jenny's age.

SOLUTION: Amy is twice as old as Jenny. Five years ago, Amy was three times as old as Jenny. Find Jenny's age.

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Question 1048277: Amy is twice as old as Jenny. Five years ago, Amy was three times as old as Jenny. Find Jenny's age.
Answer by Boreal(15235) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Jenny's age=x
Amy is 2x
2x-5=3(x-5). that is five years ago.
distributing
2x-5=3x-15
moving the numbers and variable to opposite sides
x=10
Jenny is 10
Amy is 20
five years ago, they were 5 and 15 respectively.
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