document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=315684>Question 315684</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5 years ago, some was 3 times as old as raju, 10 years leter some would be twice as old as raju, How old are they now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let r = raju's age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you need to come up with two equations, to solve the two variables:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s-5 = 3r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s+10 = 2(r+10)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now substitute s=3r+5 into the 2nd equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3r+5+10 =2(r+10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3r+15=2r+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, s=3r+5=3(5)+5=20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Some is 20 years old, and Raju is 5 years old. </SPAN>\n" );
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