SOLUTION: A man is 24 years older than his son. In 2 years he will be twice the age of his son. Find the preset age of the son.

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Question 773496: A man is 24 years older than his son. In 2 years he will be twice the age of his son. Find the preset age of the son.
Answer by ramkikk66(644)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let son's age be x
Then man's age is x+24
In 2 years, son's age would be x+2 and man's age would be (x+24)+2 = x+26
From the second statement

Simplifying

So son's age is  and man's age is 
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