SOLUTION: jaime is now 35 years older than his son. in 5 years, he will be twice as old as his son. what are their present ages?

Question 253015: jaime is now 35 years older than his son. in 5 years, he will be twice as old as his son. what are their present ages?
Answer by Earlsdon(6294) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let J = Jaime's present age and S = his son's present age, then...
1) "Jaime is now 35 years older than his son."
2) "In 5 years, he (Jaime) will be twice as old as his son."
Substitute equation 1) into equation 2) and solve for S.

This is the son's age.

This is Jaime's age.
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