SOLUTION: Jones is now twice as old as he was 5 years ago and his mother is now four times as old as jones.How old is his mother

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Question 699100: Jones is now twice as old as he was 5 years ago and his mother is now four times as old as jones.How old is his mother
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Jones is now twice as old as he was 5 years ago
j = 2(j-5)
j = 2j - 10
10 = 2j - j
j = 10 yrs old now
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mother is now four times as old as jones
m = 4j
m = 4(10)
m = 40 yrs is Mom's age