document.write( "Question 894217: Five times Edgar's age is 10 more than his grandfather's age. If the sum of their ages is 86, how old is his grandfather now? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #541965 by Fombitz(32388) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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$\"5E=10%2BG\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5E-G=10\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"E%2BG=86\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Add the equations together,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"5E-G%2BE%2BG=10%2B86\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6E=96\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"E=16\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"16%2BG=86\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"G=70\"$
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