SOLUTION: ABENA IS NOW THREE TIMES AS OLD AS BEN.TEN YEARS AGO ABENA WAS FIVE TIMES AS OLD AS BEN.FIND THEIR AGES NOW

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Question 1088735: ABENA IS NOW THREE TIMES AS OLD AS BEN.TEN YEARS AGO ABENA WAS FIVE TIMES AS OLD AS BEN.FIND THEIR AGES NOW

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A=3B
Ten years ago,
A-10=5%28B-10%29
A-10=5B-50
A=5B-40
Substituting,
3B=5B-40
-2B=-40
Solve for B, then use either equation to solve for A.