document.write( "Question 1173031: Five years ago Barbra was four-fifths Bill's age then. In ten years she will be
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Algebra.Com's Answer #798212 by josgarithmetic(39618)\"\" \"About 
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The description if x for Barbara and y for Bill, gives a system
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