document.write( "Question 549205: joe is 3/5 as old as brother sam. in 5 years sam will be one and one half times as old as joe.. how old is joe now. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #357555 by mananth(16946) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Sam = x years
\n" ); document.write( "Joe = (3/5)x\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "after 5 years\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "sam= x+5
\n" ); document.write( "Joe = (3/5)x+5\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"%28x%2B5%29=%283%2F2%29%2A%28%283%2F5%29x%2B5%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "multiply by 2
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%28x%2B5%29=3%28%283%2F5%29x%2B5%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2x%2B10=3%283x%2B25%29%2F5%29%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "multiply by 5
\n" ); document.write( "5(2x+10)=3(3x+25)
\n" ); document.write( "10x+50=9x+75
\n" ); document.write( "10x-9x=25
\n" ); document.write( "x= 25 ===.Sam's age
\n" ); document.write( "Joe's age 3/5 * 25 = 15 years\r
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