SOLUTION: Fame is 10 yrs. older than EJ. Five years ago, EJ was two years more than one fourth as old as Fame. What are their present ages?

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Question 349592: Fame is 10 yrs. older than EJ. Five years ago, EJ was two years more than one fourth as old as Fame. What are their present ages?
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Fame is 10 yrs. older than EJ. Five years ago, EJ was two years more than one fourth as old as Fame. What are their present ages?
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Equations:
f = e + 10
(e-5) = (1/4)(f-5)+2
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Substitute for "f" and solve for "e":
e-5 = (1/4)(e+10-5)+2
e-5 = (1/4)(e+5)+2
Multiply thru by 4 to get:
4e-20 = e+5+8
3e = 33
e = 11 yrs old (EJ's age now)
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Since f = e+10, f = 21 yrs old (Fame's age now)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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