document.write( "Question 1149870: Joy is 10 years older than EJ. Five years ago, EJ is 1/3 as old as Joy. What are their present ages? \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #771199 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+x+\"$ = EJ's age now
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+10+\"$ = Joy's age now
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+-+5+=+%28+1%2F3+%29%2A%28+x+%2B+10+-+5+%29+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3%2A%28+x+-+5+%29+=+x+%2B+5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+3x+-+15+=+x+%2B+5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+2x+=+20+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+=+10+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+x+%2B+10+=+20+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "EJ is 10
\n" ); document.write( "Joy is 20
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\n" ); document.write( "check answer:
\n" ); document.write( "5 yrs ago,
\n" ); document.write( "EJ is 5
\n" ); document.write( "Joy is 15
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5+=+%281%2F3%29%2A15+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+5+=+5+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( "

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