document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=56902>Question 56902</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> sally is 3 times older that david in five years sally will be twice as old as david how old will sally be in 5 years </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let David's present age = X<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Sally's age = 3X\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\" in five years\" <BR>\n" );
document.write( "David's age = X+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sally's age = 3X+5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"sally will be twice as old as david\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X+5 = 2(X+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solving this<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3X+5 = 2X+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X = 5 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Which means David's present age = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sally's present age = 15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\"how old will sally be in 5 years\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15+5 = 20 years </SPAN>\n" );
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