SOLUTION: a father tells his son i was three times of your present age when you were born if fathers present age is 48 years how old was the boy 4 years ago

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Question 880384: a father tells his son i was three times of your present age when you were born if fathers present age is 48 years how old was the boy 4 years ago

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a father tells his son i was three times of your present age when you were born
if fathers present age is 48 years how old was the boy 4 years ago
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let s = son's present age
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s = 48 - 3s
4s = 48
s = 12 yrs is son's now, 4 yrs ago, obviously he would be 8

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