SOLUTION: Adom is now five times as old as Asempa. In ten years time Adom will three times as old as kweme. How old are they?

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Question 1201108: Adom is now five times as old as Asempa. In ten years time Adom will three
times as old as kweme. How old are they?
Found 4 solutions by mananth, MathTherapy, ikleyn, josgarithmetic:
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source):
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Let Asempa be x years
Adom will be 5x years
After 10 years
Asempa will be x+10 years
Adom will bw (5x+10) years
adom s age = 3 times Asempa s age
5x+10 = 3(x+10)
5x+10 = 3x+30
5x-3x=30-10
2x =20
x=10 Asempa s age
Adom s age = 10*5 = 50 years

Answer by MathTherapy(10552)   (Show Source):
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Adom is now five times as old as Asempa. In ten years time Adom will three times as old as kweme. How old are they? Can't tell! Too many people and not enough info.

Answer by ikleyn(52781)   (Show Source):
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The problem is posed incorrectly.

As posed in the post, it makes no sense.

So, my advise to the future generations of students, who will read it, simply ignore this nonsense.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617)   (Show Source):
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Some part or parts are missing.
This is all you have:

NOW In 10 Years Adom 5x 5x+10=3(k+10) Asempa x Kweme k k+10