document.write( "Question 947412: what's Bills current age and Bills nephews current age if he is 4 times older than his nephew and in 5 years the sum of their ages will be 50? \n" ); document.write( "
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what's Bills current age and Bills nephews current age if he is 4 times older than his nephew and in 5 years the sum of their ages will be 50?
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\n" ); document.write( "let n = nephews current age
\n" ); document.write( "Bill is 4 times older,therefore:
\n" ); document.write( "4n = Bills current age
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\n" ); document.write( "In five years
\n" ); document.write( "(n+5) + (4n+5) = 50
\n" ); document.write( "n + 4n + 5 + 5 = 50
\n" ); document.write( "5n + 10 = 50
\n" ); document.write( "5n = 50 - 10
\n" ); document.write( "5n = 40
\n" ); document.write( "n = 40/5
\n" ); document.write( " n = 8 yrs is Nephews age
\n" ); document.write( "then obviously
\n" ); document.write( "4(8) = 32 yrs is Bills age
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\n" ); document.write( "Confirm this in the statement
\n" ); document.write( "\"in 5 years the sum of their ages will be 50?\"
\n" ); document.write( "(8+5) + (32+5) =
\n" ); document.write( "13 + 37 = 50 \n" ); document.write( "
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