document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=140282>Question 140282</A>This question is from textbook <A HREF=http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1592009425/algebrahomeworkh></A><BR>\n" );
document.write( ": <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> joe is 5 years older than sally.in 15 yrs joe will be 3 times as old as sally is now.how old is sally now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #102175 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vijay><B>vijay(6)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-05.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vijay><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=102175\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let now sally's age be= x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "              joes age =x+5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "after 15 years joes age=(x+5)+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "           given  joes age is 3 timesage of sally now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "that is,   (x+5)+15=3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "               x+20=3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                 20=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                  x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "       now sally's age=10 </SPAN>\n" );
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