SOLUTION: joe is 3/5 as old as brother sam. in 5 years sam will be one and one half times as old as joe.. how old is joe now.
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Question 549205: joe is 3/5 as old as brother sam. in 5 years sam will be one and one half times as old as joe.. how old is joe now.
Answer by mananth(16946) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Sam = x years
Joe = (3/5)x
after 5 years
sam= x+5
Joe = (3/5)x+5
multiply by 2
multiply by 5
5(2x+10)=3(3x+25)
10x+50=9x+75
10x-9x=25
x= 25 ===.Sam's age
Joe's age 3/5 * 25 = 15 years
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