document.write( "Question 1141469: Banjo is twice as old as he was five years ago.His mother was then six times as old as he was then. She is now 35 years old.
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Let Banjo's age be B
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document.write( "Then we have: B = 2(B - 5)
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document.write( "B = 2B - 10________B - 2B = - 10______- B = - 10
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document.write( "a) B, or Banjo is: 
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document.write( "b) Mom is 35, so she'll be 50 in 15 years' time, at which time Bill will 
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document.write( "c) and e) are the same answer: Banjo's mother's age, when he was born was: , and the difference between his mother's and his age is also:  \n" );
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