Question 927222: A woman is now five times as old as her son. in five years time she will be three times as old as her son. find their present ages Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! x = woman age now
y = son age now
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x = 5y
x + 5 = 3(y + 5)
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put the system of linear equations into standard form
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x - 5y = 0
x + 5 = 3y + 15
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x - 5y = 0
x - 3y = 10
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solution:
x = woman age now = 25
y = son age now = 5
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