SOLUTION: ethan is now 5 times as old as raj. if the sum of their ages in 5 years times is x years, find the raj present age?
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Question 1130608: ethan is now 5 times as old as raj. if the sum of their ages in 5 years times is x years, find the raj present age?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The difference in their ages never changes
The sum does change
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In 5 yrs time from now, 5 yrs gets added to
both of their ages, so 10 yrs gets added to the sum
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is the sum of their ages now
Let Raj's age now =
Ethan's age now is
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At present:
This is Raj's age now
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check:
OK
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