document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=513817>Question 513817</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A father is x years old and the son is y the sum of their age is 58. five years ago the father was five times as old as the son find the age of the two men<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X+y=58<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5(x-5y)=?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "please help </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #343177 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><B>stanbon(75887)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=stanbon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=343177\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A father is x years old and the son is y.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "the sum of their ages is 58.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x + y = 58<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "five years ago the father was five times as old as the son<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(x-5) = 5(y-5)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the age of the two men<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 58-y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute for \"x\" and solve for \"y\":<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(58-y-5) = 5(y-5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-y+53 = 5y-25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6y = 78<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 13 yrs (son's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for \"x\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + y = 58<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 13 = 58<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 45 (father's age now)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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