document.write( "Question 570162: aaron is 3yrs older than his brother baron. in five years,aaron will be eleven years morethan one half of barons age will then be. how old are the brothers now? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #367627 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+a+\"$ = Aaron's age now
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+b+\"$ = Baron's age now
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+%2B+5+\"$ = Aaron's age in 5 yrs
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+%2B+5+\"$ = Baron's age in 5 yrs
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\n" ); document.write( "given:
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+=+b+%2B+3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+a+%2B+5+=+%28+b+%2B+5%29+%2F+2+%2B+11+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "-------------------------
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+2a+%2B+10+=+b+%2B+5+%2B+22+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+2a+-+b+=+5+%2B+22+-+10+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+2a+-+b+=+17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+=+b+%2B+3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+-+b+=+3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract (1) from (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+2a+-+b+=+17+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+-a+%2B+b+=+-3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+a+=+14+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and, since
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+=+b+%2B+3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+14+=+b+%2B+3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+b+=+14+-+3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+b+=+11+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Aaron is 14 and Baron is 11
\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+a+%2B+5+=+%28+b+%2B+5%29+%2F+2+%2B+11+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+14+%2B+5+=+%28+11+%2B+5%29+%2F+2+%2B+11+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+19+=+16%2F2+%2B+11+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+19+=+8+%2B+11+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+19+=+19+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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