document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=109476>Question 109476</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man being asked of his age replied 'three times the age of my wife minus ten, in five years to come hers will be half mine.' What is the sum of their present age? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #79821 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=79821\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Right now, 1.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M=3W-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M=3W-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 5 years, 2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28W%2B5%29=%28M%2B5%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28W%2B5%29=%28M%2B5%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute equation 1 in equation 2,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2.<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28W%2B5%29=%28M%2B5%29%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28W%2B5%29=%28M%2B5%29%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28W%2B5%29=%28M%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28W%2B5%29=%28M%2B5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%28W%2B5%29=%28%283W-10%29%2B5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%28W%2B5%29=%28%283W-10%29%2B5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2W%2B10=3W-5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2W%2B10=3W-5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=W=15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"W=15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M=3W-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M=3W-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M=3%2815%29-10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M=3%2815%29-10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=M=35 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"M=35\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let's check the answers.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Right now, he's 35 and she's 15.'three times the age of my wife minus ten'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In five years, he'll be 40 and she'll be 20.'in five years to come hers will be half mine'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of their ages now is 35+15=50 years </SPAN>\n" );
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