document.write( "Question 695883: Jerry is 5 times as old as Hannah. In 2 years, he will be 3 times as old, and in 6 years, he'll only be twice as old.
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Let A = Jerry's current age
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\n" ); document.write( "Equation 1: \"A+=+5B\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 2: \"A%2B2+=+3%28B%2B2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 3: \"A%2B6+=+2%28B%2B6%29\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Plug 5B into equation 2 for A
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 2: \"A%2B2+=+3%28B%2B2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5B%2B2+=+3%28B%2B2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Simplify
\n" ); document.write( "\"5B+%2B+2+=+3B+%2B+6\"
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 3B from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"2B+%2B+2+=+6\"
\n" ); document.write( "Subtract 2 from both sides
\n" ); document.write( "\"2B+=+4\"
\n" ); document.write( "Divide both sides by 2
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight%28B+=+2%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "Now plug 2 into equation 1 for B
\n" ); document.write( "Equation 1: \"A+=+5B\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"A+=+5%2A%282%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"highlight_green%28A+=+10%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "So if Jerry is ten now then in 6 years he will be 16.
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