document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=179717>Question 179717</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fame is 10 years older than EJ. Five years ago, EJ was two years more than one-fourth as old as Fame. What are their present ages. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #134618 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><B>ptaylor(2198)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ptaylor><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=ptaylor><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=134618\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x=EJ's age;  x-5=EJ's age 5 years ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then x+10=Fame's age;  x+10-5=x+5=fame's age 5 years ago\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we are told the following:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-5=(1/4)(x+5)+2  multiply each term by 4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-20=x+5+8  subtract x from and add 20 to each side<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x-20+20-x=5+8+20 collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x=33 divide each side by 3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=11----------------------------EJ's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+10=11+10=21----------------------Fame's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "11-5=(1/4)(21-5)+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6=4+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6=6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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