document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=377444>Question 377444</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dalton's age is half of Chen's. In 10 years Chen's age will be three times what Dalton's was 5 years ago. What are their ages? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let Chen's age be x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dalton's age = x/2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "after 10 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "chen's age = x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dalton's age = (x/2) +10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "five years ago Dalton was (x/2)-5 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+10= 3((x/2)-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+10=3(x-10)/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+10=3x-30/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x+10)=3x-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+20=3x-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3x=-50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-x=-50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 50  chen's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dalton's age = x/2 = 25 years<BR>\n" );
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