document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=617511>Question 617511</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> jordan is now three times as old as fred.In 5 years,jordan will be twice as old as fred will be then.What will thier ages be in 5 years? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Present age of Jordan = j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Fred = f\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jordan is now three times as old as Fred\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "j=3f..............(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In 5 years,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jordan will be = j+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fred will be = f+5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jordan will be twice as old Fred<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j+5=2(f+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j+5=2f+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=2f+10-5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=2f+5..............(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put the value of j from (1) to (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3f=2f+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3f-2f=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put the value of f in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=3f<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=3(5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=15\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Present age of Jordan = j = 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Fred = f = 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In five years their ages will be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jordan = 15+5 = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Fred = 5+5 = 10\r<BR>\n" );
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