SOLUTION: Son is 1/4 his fathers age and will be 1/6 fathers age in 4 years.
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Question 566776: Son is 1/4 his fathers age and will be 1/6 fathers age in 4 years.
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Impossible. As two people age, the fractional relationship between their ages increases, but in this problem 1/6 is smaller than 1/4.
John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it
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