document.write( "Question 263770: A boy is 24 years younger than his father . In two years time the sum of their ages will be 40. Find the present ages of father and son \n" ); document.write( "
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A boy is 24 years younger than his father . In two years time the sum of their ages will be 40. Find the present ages of father and son\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Son is x-24\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "X+2 x-24 +2\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "X+2 +x-24+2 = 40\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2x- 20 = 40
\n" ); document.write( "2x=60
\n" ); document.write( "X=30 father’s age\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Son’s age = 6\r
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