SOLUTION: In 5 years, Jolo would be twice the age of Julianne. Five years ago, Jolo was 4 times as old as Julianne. How old is Jolo now? How old is Julianne now?

Question 1175106: In 5 years, Jolo would be twice the age of Julianne. Five years ago, Jolo was 4 times as
old as Julianne. How old is Jolo now? How old is Julianne now?
Found 2 solutions by MathLover1, josgarithmetic:
Answer by MathLover1(20850) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

let Jolo's age be and Julianne's age
if in years, Jolo would be the age of Julianne, we have
....solve for

......eq.1
if years ago, Jolo was times as old as Julianne, we have
....solve for

.....eq.2
from eq.1 and eq.2 we have:
...solve for

go to
......eq.1, substitute

so, Jolo is years old now, and Julianne is years old now

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x, Julianne
y, Jolo

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