document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=461174>Question 461174</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  I am three times as old as my son. Five years later I shall be two and a half times as old as my son. What is my age? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=present age of father<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/3=present age of son<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 years from now<BR>\n" );
document.write( "father's age=x+5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "son's age=x/3 + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+5)/(x/3 +5)=5/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x+10=5x/3+25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+30=5x+75<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=75-30=45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of father=45 years </SPAN>\n" );
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