document.write( "Question 434164: Ike and his monkey's ages total 100 years. Ike is 3 times as old as his monkey was when Ike was 10 years older than his monkey is now. What is Ikes age? What is the monkeys age? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #301129 by lwsshak3(11628) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Ike and his monkey's ages total 100 years. Ike is 3 times as old as his monkey was when Ike was 10 years older than his monkey is now. What is Ikes age? What is the monkeys age? \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "let x- Ike's age now \n" ); document.write( "100-x = monkey's age now \n" ); document.write( "monkey's age 10 years from now=100-x+10=110-x \n" ); document.write( "x=3(110-x) \n" ); document.write( "x=330-3x \n" ); document.write( "4x=330 \n" ); document.write( "x=330/4=82.5 years \n" ); document.write( "100-x=17.5 years \n" ); document.write( "ans: \n" ); document.write( "Ike's age=82.5 years \n" ); document.write( "Monkey's age=17.5 years \n" ); document.write( " |