document.write( "Question 1089195: the age of a is 5 years more than that of b. 5 years ago,the ratio of their age was 3:2 .find their present age \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"system%28a=b%2B5%2C%28a-5%29%2F%28b-5%29=3%2F2%29\"$ \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%28a-5%29=3%28b-5%29\"$ \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"2a-10=3b-15\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2a=3b-15%2B10\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2a=3b-5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2%28b%2B5%29=3b-5\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"2b%2B10=3b-5\"$
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