SOLUTION: A man is now 3 times as old as his son. The sum of their ages 5 years ago was 38 years. Find the present age of each of them
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Question 950281: A man is now 3 times as old as his son. The sum of their ages 5 years ago was 38 years. Find the present age of each of them
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The son is 12 and the man is 36
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