document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=177334>Question 177334</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> ramon is 3 years older than sally. four times ramon's age ten years ago is 5 less than twice ramon's age now. how old are they now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #133088 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><B>MathTherapy(10552)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=MathTherapy><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=MathTherapy><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=133088\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let Sally’s age be s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Ramon’s age now is   s   +  3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ten years ago, Ramon was s + 3 – 10  =  s – 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If ten years ago, 4 times Ramon’s age was 5 less than twice his age now, then,      4(s – 7)    =   2(s + 3)  -   5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "     		  4s  -  28  =  2s  +  6  -  5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "		   2s    =    29  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "		       s  =  14.5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sally is now 14.5, which means that Ramon is now 17.5 (14.5 + 3).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4(17.5 – 10) = 2(17.5) – 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4(7.5)  =  35  - 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30  =  30 <BR>\n" );
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