document.write( "Question 1043017: Jose is 3 times as old as Wally. Five years from now, The sum of their ages is 42. How old are they now? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Jose is 3 times as old as Wally. Five years from now, The sum of their ages is 42. How old are they now?
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document.write( "Let J = Jose's age now; W = Wally's age now. Then\r\n" );
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document.write( "J = 3W,               (1)     ( \"Jose is 3 times as old as Wally\" )\r\n" );
document.write( "(J+5) + (W+5) = 42.   (2)     ( \"Five years from now, The sum of their ages is 42\" )\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify 2):\r\n" );
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document.write( "J + W + 10 = 42,   or\r\n" );
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document.write( "J + W = 42-10 = 32.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Now substitute J= 3W from (1) into the last equation. You will have\r\n" );
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document.write( "3W + W = 32.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Can you complete the solution from this point?\r\n" );
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