document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=349592>Question 349592</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Fame is 10 yrs. 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" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = e + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(e-5) = (1/4)(f-5)+2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for \"f\" and solve for \"e\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e-5 = (1/4)(e+10-5)+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e-5 = (1/4)(e+5)+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply thru by 4 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4e-20 = e+5+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3e = 33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "e = 11 yrs old (EJ's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since f = e+10, f = 21 yrs old (Fame's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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