document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=500013>Question 500013</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> james is twice as old as his friend peter. peter is 5 years older than alice right now. in 5 years, james will be three times as old as alice. how old is peter now? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #338013 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Maths68><B>Maths68(1474)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Maths68><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=Maths68><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=338013\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of James = j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Peter = p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Alice = a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "James is twice as old as his friend peter<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=2p ..........(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Peter is 5 years older than Alice <BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=a+5..........(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In 5 years, James will be three times as old as Alice<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j+5=3(a+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j+5=3a+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=3a+15-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=3a+10......(3)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put the value of j from (1) in (3)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=3a+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2p=3a+10 .......(4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply (2) by -3 and add to (4)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=a+5..........(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-3p=-3a-15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+2p=3a+10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-p=-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by (-1) both sides of the above equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(-1)-p=-5(-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Peter is 5 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of p in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=2p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=2*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "James is 10 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of p in (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "p=a+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5=a+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5-5=a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Alice is 0 years old !!!!! \r<BR>\n" );
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