document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=468285>Question 468285</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a man and his brother have a combined age of 40 years.  5 years ago the man was 4 times as old as his brother. how old is the man? how old is the brother </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m + b = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(m-5) = 4(b-5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Substitute for m and solve for \"b\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(40-b-5) = 4b-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "25-b = 4b-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5b = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "b = 9 yrs ( brother's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"m\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m + b = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m + 9 = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 31 yrs (man's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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