document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1197545>Question 1197545</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Dupe's present age is 12 years older than seun's present age. Ten years ago, Dupe was three times seun's age. Find the present age of dupe and seun\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I tried solving by saying (y+10)+(3y+10) = x + 12+x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I dont know whether it's correct, I would really appreciate if you help me solve it so i can study your solution because i have test tomorrow. THANK YOU SO MUCH </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x = Seun's present age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+12 = Dupe's present age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Rewind the clock 10 years into the past<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-10 = Seun's age ten years ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+12)-10 = x+2 = Dupe's age ten years ago\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We're told that at this point in time \"Dupe was three times Seun's age\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dupe's past age ten years ago = 3*(Seun's past age ten years ago)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = 3*(x-10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+2 = 3x-30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-3x = -30-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2x = -32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = -32/(-2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Seun's present age is 16 years.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+12 = 16+12 = 28 is Dupe's present age\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Rewind the clock 10 years to find that Seun was 16-10 = 6 years old and Dupe was 28-10 = 18 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then notice the jump from 6 to 18 is \"times 3\", ie 6*3 = 18, to help confirm we have the correct ages.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Answers:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Seun's present age = <font color=red>16 years old</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Dupe's present age = <font color=red>28 years old</font><BR>\n" );
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