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document.write( "I need your help,please help me to answer this.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ivy is 8 years older than Beverly. Three years ago,Beverly was 2 years more than one-third as old as Ivy was then. How old is Ivy now?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #287925 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sudhanshu_kmr><B>sudhanshu_kmr(1152)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sudhanshu_kmr><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=sudhanshu_kmr><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=287925\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let assume  Beverly age = x  then Ivy age = x+8 years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3 years ago, Beverly age = x-3 ,  Ivy age = x+8-3 = x+5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "according to question, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   x-3 =  (x+5)/3  + 2        ........ [2 years more than one-third of Ivy age]\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> x-5 = (x+5)/3 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> 3(x-5) = x+5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=>  3x -15 = x +5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=>  3x -x = 5 + 15 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=> x= 20/2 = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "present age of Beverly is 10 years, \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ivy age = 10+8 = 18 years.\r<BR>\n" );
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