SOLUTION: Aslam is now 3 times as old as Javed, but 5 years ago, he was 5 times as Javed was. How old is Aslam now?

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Question 634381: Aslam is now 3 times as old as Javed, but 5 years ago, he was 5 times as Javed was. How old is Aslam now?
Answer by graphmatics(170) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let A be Aslam's age. Let J be Javed age.
A=3J
A-5=5(J-5)

3J-5=5J-25
2J=20
J=10 so A=30