document.write( "Question 1016447: Harry is X years old. Three years ago Jenny was twice as old. In three years time Ahmed will be 5 times as old as Jenny. Write an expression for Ahmed's age \n" ); document.write( "
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Harry is x now.
\n" ); document.write( "Jenny is j now.
\n" ); document.write( "Ahmed is a now.
\n" ); document.write( "j-3 = 2(x-3) which means j = 2x - 6 + 3 = 2x - 3
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\n" ); document.write( "a + 3 = 5(j + 3)
\n" ); document.write( "now solve for a substituting in we get
\n" ); document.write( "a = 5(2x - 3 + 3) - 3 = 10x - 3
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