document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=570369>Question 570369</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ten years from now, A will be twicw as old as B. Five years ago, A was three times as old as B. What are the present ages of A and B? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Equations:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(A+10) = 2(B+10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(A-5) = 3(B-5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rearrange:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A - 2B = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A - 3B = -10<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Subtract and solve for \"B\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 20<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"A\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 2B+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 2*20+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 50<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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