document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=991183>Question 991183</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> juanita is twice as old as vanessa, if five years were subtracted from vanessas age, and two years added to juanitas, juanita will be five times as old as vanessa. How old are the girls now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "juanita is twice as old as vanessa,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "J = 2V<BR>\n" );
document.write( "if five years were subtracted from vanessas age,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and two years added to juanitas, juanita will <BR>\n" );
document.write( "be five times as old as vanessa. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "J + 2 = 5(V - 5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace J with 2V from top equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2V + 2 = 5(V - 5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2V + 2 = 5V - 25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collect like terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2V - 5V = -25 - 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-3V = -27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "V = 9<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Vanessa is 9 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Juanita is 18 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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