document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=890159>Question 890159</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The ages of three brothers, A,B and C, add up to 22. A is 2.5 times older than C. When A was as old as B is today, B is 3 times as old as C. Find their ages. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #538757 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><B>robertb(5830)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=robertb><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=robertb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=538757\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  A + B + C = 22, and <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+%285%2F2%29C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+%285%2F2%29C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, from the given.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now A - B = difference between the ages of A and B.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence, A - B years ago,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B - (A - B) = 3[C - (A - B)], from the third sentence.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "==> 2A = B + 3C, after simplifying the last equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> 5C = B + 3C, after putting in <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=A+=+%285%2F2%29C ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"A+=+%285%2F2%29C\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> B = 2C<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then direct substitution gives<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F2%29C+%2B+2C+%2B+C+=+22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F2%29C+%2B+2C+%2B+C+=+22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2811%2F2%29C+=+22 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2811%2F2%29C+=+22\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C = 4 years old,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "==> B = 8 years old, and <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+A+=+%285%2F2%294+=+10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+A+=+%285%2F2%294+=+10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years old </SPAN>\n" );
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