document.write( "Question 483009: A says to B \"my present age is five times of your age when i was as old as you are now.\" The sum of their ages is 48 years. Find their age. \n" ); document.write( "
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A says to B \"my present age is five times of your age when i was as old as you are now.\"
\n" ); document.write( "A = 5B
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\n" ); document.write( " The sum of their ages is 48 years.
\n" ); document.write( "A + B = 48
\n" ); document.write( "B = (48-A)
\n" ); document.write( "Replace B with (48-A) in the 1st equation
\n" ); document.write( "A = 5(48-A)
\n" ); document.write( "A = 240 - 5A
\n" ); document.write( "A + 5A = 240
\n" ); document.write( "6A = 240
\n" ); document.write( " A = \"240%2F6\"
\n" ); document.write( " A = 40 yrs old
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "B = 48-40
\n" ); document.write( "B = 8 yrs old
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