document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=826579>Question 826579</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jonny is thrice as old as Awa. Five years ago, he was five times as old as Awa. When will the sum of their ages be 80?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #498142 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=498142\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> j for jonny, and w for awa.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Before answering the question of when the sum of their ages be 80, first solve the system for j and w.  Once found those values, assign a different variable to use in representing their age at the later unknown time, and form their sum, and equate to 80; and then solve this equation for the new variable.  \r<BR>\n" );
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