SOLUTION: A man is 13 times as old as his son. In ten years he will be 3 times as old as his son will be then. How old is the son now?
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Question 954856: A man is 13 times as old as his son. In ten years he will be 3 times as old as his son will be then. How old is the son now?
Answer by amarjeeth123(570) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the son's age be x.
Then the father's age is 13x.
In ten years their ages will be (x+10) and (13x+10).
(13x+10)=3(x+10)
13x+10=3x+30
10x=20
x=2
The son is 2 years old.
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