document.write( "Question 437386: if father is 4 times as old as his old as his son, after 24 years the father is twice as old as his son. find the current age of father and son? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "father is 4 times as old as his old as his son
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document.write( "Let x and 4x represent the son and father's ages NOW repectively
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document.write( "Question states***after 24 yrs...
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document.write( " 4x+24 = 2(x+24)
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "   2x = 24
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document.write( "    x = 12, the son's age now.  His father is 48 now\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***after 24 yrs...
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document.write( "      72 = 2*36 = 72 \n" );
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