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The sum of Mrs. son's age and her age was 70 two years ago Q's age was 5 less than twice her son's age . Write a system and solve to find their ages

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Step 1: Set up a table.

Algebra Age Problems

Step 2: Fill in the table with information given in the question.

John is twice as old as his friend Peter. Peter is 5 years older than Alice. In 5 years, John will be three times as old as Alice. How old is Peter now?

Let x be Peter’s age now. Add 5 to get the ages in 5 yrs.

Algebra Age Problems

Write the new relationship in an equation using the ages in 5 yrs.

In 5 years, John will be three times as old as Alice.

2x + 5 = 3(x – 5 + 5)

2x + 5 = 3x

Isolate variable x

x = 5

Answer: Peter is now 5 years old.

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