document.write( "Question 1205551: Hi
\n" ); document.write( "5 years ago David was twice as old as Laura. Next year Laura will be 3/5 the age of David. How old are each of them.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #842438 by josgarithmetic(39630)\"\" \"About 
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x, Laura
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\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28y-5=2%28x-5%29%2Cx%2B1=%283%2F5%29%28y%2B1%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"y-5=2x-10\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2x-5\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x%2B5=3y%2B3\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"system%282x-y=5%2C5x-3y=-2%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Or try substituting:
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-3%282x-5%29=-2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-6x%2B15=-2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"-x%2B15=-2\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x-15=2\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Back to y, substituting for x,
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=2%2A17-5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=34-5\"
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