SOLUTION: A says to B "my present age is five times of your age when i was as old as you are now." The sum of their ages is 48 years. Find their age.
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Question 483009: A says to B "my present age is five times of your age when i was as old as you are now." The sum of their ages is 48 years. Find their age. Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A says to B "my present age is five times of your age when i was as old as you are now."
A = 5B
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The sum of their ages is 48 years.
A + B = 48
B = (48-A)
Replace B with (48-A) in the 1st equation
A = 5(48-A)
A = 240 - 5A
A + 5A = 240
6A = 240
A =
A = 40 yrs old
and
B = 48-40
B = 8 yrs old
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