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Question 154299: Reggie is 5 years old than laarni. five years ago, the sum of their ages was 25. how old are they now?: Reggie is 5 years old than laarni. five years ago, the sum of their ages was 25. how old are they now?
Answer by jojo14344(832) About Me  (Show Source):
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Reggie's age = "x+5"
why? because laarni's age = "x"
Five years ago:
x+5-highlight(5)+x-highlight(5)=25 ----------------> working eqn
substract 5 yrs from their ages and sum up to 25.
Continuing:
x+cross(5)-cross(5)+x-5=25
2x=25+5
cross(2)x/cross(2)=cross(30)16/cross(2)
x=15 -------------------------> Laarnis' age
x+5=15+5=20 ------------------> reggie's age
To check, 5 years ago: Go back working eqn
20-highlight(5)+15-highlight(5)=25
15+10=25
25=25
Thank you,
Jojo