SOLUTION: Five years ago Jenny was exactly double the age of John. Five years from now John will be exactly 3/4 tha age of Jenny.Calcute both their ages.
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Question 462031: Five years ago Jenny was exactly double the age of John. Five years from now John will be exactly 3/4 tha age of Jenny.Calcute both their ages.
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Let 
represent Jenny's age today. Let 
represent John's age today. Then 
is Jenny's age 5 years ago, and 
is John's age 5 years ago. Likewise, 
is Jenny's age 5 years from now, and 
is John's age 5 years from now.
We have to make assumptions about the conditions stated in the problem because there are ambiguities in the language. I'm going to re-write it expressing the assumptions and eliminating the ambiguities.
Five years ago Jenny was exactly double the age of John at that time. Five years from now John will be exactly 3/4 the age that Jenny will be at that time. Calcute both their ages.
Using the stated conditions, establish two equality relationships:
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\ =\ y\ +\ 5)
Solve the system for , Jenny's age now, and , John's age now. Hint: Rearrange both equations into standard form, then solve by elimination using a multiplier of -2 on the first equation.
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