SOLUTION: A father is three times as old as his son 5 years ago fathers age was four time his son's age then find their present ages

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Question 1013815: A father is three times as old as his son 5 years ago fathers age was four time his son's age then find their present ages
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The son is years old now, so the father is years old now. 5 years ago the father was years old which was 4 times the son's age 5 years ago which was , so:



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