document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=972804>Question 972804</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The present ages of a husband and wife are in the ratio of seven to six, and five years ago the ratio was six to five. Find their ages now.  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( " and five years ago the ratio was six to five.<BR>\n" );
document.write( " Find their ages now.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x = the multiplier<BR>\n" );
document.write( "then<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x = husband's age now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x = wife's age now<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "\" five years ago the ratio was six to five.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%287x-5%29%29%2F%28%286x-5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%287x-5%29%29%2F%28%286x-5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6(6x-5) = 5(7x-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36x - 30 = 35x - 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36s - 35x = -25 + 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 5 is the multiplier<BR>\n" );
document.write( "therefore<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(7) = 35 is husband's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(6) = 30 is wife's age<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "See if that checks out in the statement<BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"five years ago the ratio was six to five.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2835-5%29%29%2F%28%2830-5%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2835-5%29%29%2F%28%2830-5%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=30%2F25 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"30%2F25\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=6%2F5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"6%2F5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   </SPAN>\n" );
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