SOLUTION: a man is now 3 times as old as his son.in 10 years time the sum of their ages will be 76. how old was the man, when his son was born?
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Question 808213: a man is now 3 times as old as his son.in 10 years time the sum of their ages will be 76. how old was the man, when his son was born?
Answer by JBarnum(2146) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
this is an age question and you could easily find out how to solve this by reviewing any of the thousands of age questions on this site...they all work the same way
m=3s
m+10+s+10=76
m+s=56
3s+s=56
4s=56
s=14
m=3s
m=3(14)
m=42
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