document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=834908>Question 834908</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hi,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I was having a difficulty with this age word problem. It goes like this: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "John is now 3 times as old as his brother Sam. In 5 years, John will be twice as old as Sam will be then. Find their present ages. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So I came up with the fact that you can place John as 3x, and Sam as just x, but I couldn't get further than that! <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank You!  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #503246 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=503246\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> j=3s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j+5=2(s+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s+5=2s+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j=15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15+5=2*(5+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20=2*10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ok\r<BR>\n" );
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