document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=511671>Question 511671</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Raymond is as twice as old as Rona now. Twenty years ago Raymond was six times as old as Rona. What are there present ages? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Raymond = r<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Rona = a\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Raymond is as twice as old as Rona now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=2a...........(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Twenty years ago means we have to subtract 20 from their present age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r-20=a-20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Raymond was six times as old as Rona<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r-20=6(a-20)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r-20=6a-120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r-6a=-120+20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r-6a=-100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of r from (1) to above equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r-6a=-100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2a-6a=-100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4a=-100<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-4a/-4=-100/-4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "a=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of a in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=2a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=2(25)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "r=50\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Present age of Raymond = r = 50 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Rona = a = 25 years old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Twenty years ago Raymond was six times as old as Rona<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Raymond=50-20=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rona=25-20=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Raymond age = 6 * Rona age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30=6*5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30=30 </SPAN>\n" );
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