document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=977658>Question 977658</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A is now five times as old as B, but 7 year from now she will be 3 times, as old as he will be then how old is A now.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A is now 5 times as old as B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 5B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7 years from now she will be 3 times as old as B<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + 7 = 3(B + 7)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace A with 5B from 1st equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5B + 7 = 3B + 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collect like terms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5B - 3B = 21 - 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2B = 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A is (7 x 5) = 35 yrs old now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps:-) </SPAN>\n" );
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