SOLUTION: Five years from now, A will be 4/5 as old as B; five years ago, he was 2/3 as old then. Find their present ages. i think there is a mistake here...coz in the tutors solution, A

Question 198563: Five years from now, A will be 4/5 as old as B; five years ago, he was 2/3 as old then. Find their present ages.
i think there is a mistake here...coz in the tutors solution, A is older than B but A should have been 4/5 as old as B..Kindly check again if i misinterpret it.. Thank you...
http://www.algebra.com/tutors/students/your-answer.mpl?question=198526
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Yep, small error there. Just move the fractions, i.e. the

and the

, to the opposite sides of the equations, like this:

and

Then follow the same solution process.

John

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