SOLUTION: if father's age is three times his son's age, ten years ago he was five times his son's age. find their present ages?
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Question 318273: if father's age is three times his son's age, ten years ago he was five times his son's age. find their present ages?
Answer by solver91311(24713) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let 
represent the father's age. Let 
represent the son's age.
Situation now:
Situation 5 years ago:
)
Substitute:
)
Solve for to get the son's present age. The rest follows directly.
John
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