document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1131827>Question 1131827</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Alvin is now 4 times as old as benjamin. Five years ago, the sum of their ages was 45 years. How old is each now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A-5 + B-5 = 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A + B = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4B + B = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5B = 55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B = 11<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Benjamin is 11 and Alvin is 4 times as old, 11 x 4 = 44 </SPAN>\n" );
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