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A man being asked his age replied: \"If you take one year from my present age, the result will be three times my son's now, and three years ago, my age was twice what his will be in 5 years.\" Find the present age of the man.
\n" ); document.write( "Dad is 22\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"d-3=2s%2B5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d=2s%2B8\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"%282s%2B8%29-1=3s\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"2s%2B7=3s\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"s=7\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d-1=3%287%29\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d-1=21\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"d=22\"
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