document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=775854>Question 775854</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> X was twice as old as Y 10 years back. how old is Y if X will be 45 years old 15 years hence ? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "X was twice as old as Y 10 years back. how old is Y if X will be 45 years old 15 years hence ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let x’s current age be x, and y’s, y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then 10 years ago, x was x – 10, and y was y – 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore, x – 10 = 2(y – 10), or x – 2y = - 10 ---- eq (i)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 15 years from now, x will be 45, then x is now 30 (45 - 15)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30 – 2y = - 10 ------ Substituting 30 for x in eq (i) <BR>\n" );
document.write( "– 2y = - 10 – 30 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "- 2y = - 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Y is currently <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28-+40%29%2F-+2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28-+40%29%2F-+2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%2820%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%2820%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years-old\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can do the check!! \r<BR>\n" );
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