SOLUTION: Mary is 5 times as old as Jamie. in 10 years Mary will be three times as old as Jamie, how old is each now?
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Question 1073638: Mary is 5 times as old as Jamie. in 10 years Mary will be three times as old as Jamie, how old is each now?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let j be Jamie. Then Mary would be 5j. So:
5j+10=3(j+10)
5j+10=3j+30
2j=20
j=10
Jamie is 10; Mary is 50. ☺☺☺☺
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