Question 625316: The sum of mark's and joy's age is 35. 11 years ago mark was twice as old as joy is now. What are their ages now ? Answer by lwsshak3(11628) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The sum of mark's and joy's age is 35. 11 years ago mark was twice as old as joy is now. What are their ages now ?
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let x=marks age now
35-x=joy's age now
11 years ago:
mark's age=x-11
(x-11)=2(35-x)
x-11=70-2x
3x=81
x=27
35-x=8
marks age now=27
joy's age now=8
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