document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1008484>Question 1008484</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Martina is currently 14 years older than her cousin joey. in 5 years she will be 3 times as old as joey. If you let x represent joey's current age, what expression can you use to represent martina's current age?     <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Based on your answer, what expression represents joey's age in 5 years? What expression represents Martina's age?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What equation can you write based on the information given?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What is joey's current age? What is Martina's current age? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let Joey's current age= x\n" );
document.write( "and Martina's current age= y\n" );
document.write( "then according to question\n" );
document.write( "y=x-(-14)\n" );
document.write( "& y-(-5)=3(x-(-5))\n" );
document.write( "on solving these equations we get \n" );
document.write( "x=2,y=16 </SPAN>\n" );
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