document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1178986>Question 1178986</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jillian is five years younger than Ciane. Four years ago, the sum of their ages was 25. How old are they now?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #808474 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amarjeeth123><B>amarjeeth123(569)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amarjeeth123><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=808474\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let Jillian's present age be x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Ciane's present age is (x+5).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Four years ago their ages were (x-4) and (x+1) respectively.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Four years ago the sum of their ages was (2x-3).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plugging in the values we get,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x-3=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jillian's present age is 14 years. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Ciane's present age is 19 years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Validation:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 years back Jillian's age was 10 years.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 years back Ciane's age was 15 years.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The sum of their ages 4 years back was 25 years.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hence the solution is correct.\r<BR>\n" );
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