document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=549200>Question 549200</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #357586 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=357586\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Sam age ==x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Joe age = (3/5)x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "after 5 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "sam = x+5 years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Joe = ((3/5)x+5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+5 = (3/2)*(3/5x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2(x+5)=3((3/5)x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+10 = 3(3x+25)/5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "multiply by 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x+50=9x+75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x-9x=75-50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=25 sam's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Joes age 3/5 * 25=15 years\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m.ananth@hotmail.ca </SPAN>\n" );
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