document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=511377>Question 511377</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is 4 years older than his wife and 5 times as old as his son. When the son was born, the age of the wife was six-sevenths that of her husband's age. Find the age of each. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=wife's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4=husband's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+4)/5=son's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "..<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x/(x+4)=6/7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=6x+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+4=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x+4)/5=28/5=5.6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ans:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "wife's age=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "husband's age=28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "son's age=5.6 </SPAN>\n" );
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