document.write( "Question 1151615: Kwame’s age is six(6) times that of his brother. In Ten(10) years time, kwame will be four times as old his brother. What are their present ages.?
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document.write( "Let x be the brother's age now.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the Kwame's age is 6x years.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In 10 years\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4*(x+10) = 6x + 10.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve for x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4x + 40 = 6x + 10\r\n" );
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document.write( "    40 - 10 = 6x - 4x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    30      = 2x\r\n" );
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document.write( "     x      = 30/2 = 15.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  Their present ages are 15 and 90 years.\r\n" );
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