document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=510453>Question 510453</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> This is an age old problwm.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "My mum was 27 when i was born. 8 Years ago she was twice as old as i shall be in 5 years, time. How old am i now </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Present age of Mother = m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Son = s\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When the son was born mother was 27,  means mother is 27 older than son<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=s+27..............(1)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8 years ago means we have to subtract 8 from their present ages<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m-8=s-8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "then mother was twice as old as son will be in 5 means we have add 5 in the age of the son 8 years ago<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(m-8)=2((s-8)+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m-8=2s-16+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m-8=2s-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=2s-6+8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=2s+2...........(2)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Put the value of m from (1) to (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s+27=2s+2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s-2s=2-27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-s=-25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply by (-1) both sides<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-s(-1)=-25(-1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of s in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=s+27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=25+27<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Mother = m = 52 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Son = s = 25 years old<BR>\n" );
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