document.write( "Question 384766: A man is 5 times as old as his grandson. If he is sixty years older than the grandson, find their ages? \n" ); document.write( "
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A man is 5 times as old as his grandson. If he is sixty years older than the grandson, find their ages?
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\n" ); document.write( "Equations:
\n" ); document.write( "f = 5g
\n" ); document.write( "f = g+60
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\n" ); document.write( "Substitute and solve for \"g\":
\n" ); document.write( "5g = g+60
\n" ); document.write( "4g = 60
\n" ); document.write( "g = 15 (grandson's age now)
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\n" ); document.write( "f = 5g = 75 (grandpa's age now)
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\n" ); document.write( "cheers,
\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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