document.write( "Question 981987: Juan is 5 years older than his brother Carlos. Five years ago, Juan was twice as old as Carlos. How old is each now?
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Hi there,
\n" ); document.write( "Juan is 5 years older than his brother Carlos
\n" ); document.write( "J = 5 + C
\n" ); document.write( "Five years ago, Juan was twice as old as Carlos.
\n" ); document.write( "J - 5 = 2(C - 5)
\n" ); document.write( "Replace 'J' with (5 + C)
\n" ); document.write( "5 + C - 5 = 2(C - 5)
\n" ); document.write( "5 + C - 5 = 2C - 10
\n" ); document.write( "Collect like terms
\n" ); document.write( "C - 2C = -10
\n" ); document.write( "-C = -10
\n" ); document.write( "C = 10
\n" ); document.write( "Current ages:
\n" ); document.write( "Juan = 15 yrs old
\n" ); document.write( "Carlos = 10 yrs old
\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps:-) \n" ); document.write( "
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