document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=978392>Question 978392</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Question:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Albert is twice as old as Betty. Five years ago, Albert was twice as old as Betty. Find their present ages. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Hello, &nbsp;it looks like your condition is wrong.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Indeed, &nbsp;let &nbsp;<B>a</B>&nbsp; be the Albert's age now, &nbsp;and let &nbsp;<B>b</B>&nbsp; be the Betti's age now.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you have an equation \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 2b, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "according to the condition.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Five years ago Albert's age was &nbsp;(a-5)&nbsp; and Betti's age was &nbsp;(b-5).\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, &nbsp;you have the second equation\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a - 5 = 2*(b-5), &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "according to the condition.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now, &nbsp;simplify the second equation:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a - 5 = 2b - 10,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 2b - 5. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "It contradicts to the equation &nbsp;(1).\r<BR>\n" );
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