SOLUTION: I need help with this problem as soon as possible! Anne is seven times as old as Joan. In six years she will be five years as old as Joan. Find the present age of each person.

Question 50487: I need help with this problem as soon as possible! Anne is seven times as old as Joan. In six years she will be five years as old as Joan. Find the present age of each person.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
I need help with this problem as soon as possible! Anne is seven times as old as Joan. In six years she will be five years as old as Joan. Find the present age of each person.
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NOW Data:
Joan is "x" yrs. old; Anne is "7x" years old.
6 YRS. from NOW Data:
Joan will be "x+7" ; Anne will be "7x+7"
In Six Yrs. DATA:
In six years she will be five years as old as Joan.
Comment: Six years after when? Do you mean "five yrs. older"
or "five times as old"?
EQUATION:
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