SOLUTION: Pls. help me with my assignment... Anna is twice as old as Melody. Five years ago, Anna was three times as old as Melody. How old is Anna now? and John is three years younger than

Question 115384: Pls. help me with my assignment... Anna is twice as old as Melody. Five years ago, Anna was three times as old as Melody. How old is Anna now? and John is three years younger than Peter. If the sum of their ages in five years is 53 years, How old is John and Peter now?
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1)Anna is twice as old as Melody. Five years ago, Anna was three times as old as Melody. How old is Anna now?

2m=a
a-5=3(m-5)
2m-5=3m-15
subtract 2m from both sides.
-5=m-15
add 15 to both sides.
m=10
a=20

2)John is three years younger than Peter. If the sum of their ages in five years is 53 years, How old is John and Peter now?

j+3=p
(j+5)+(p+5)=53
j+5+j+3+5=53
2j+13=53
subtract 13 from both sides.
2j=40
j=20
p=17
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