document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=516289>Question 516289</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> when mike was 10 years old, his father was 34 years. Now his father is twice the age of Mike . What is Mikes age? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Present age of Mike = m<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Father = f\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when mike was 10 years old, his father was 34 years. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "or father is 24 years older than Mike<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f=m+24......(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now his father is twice the age of Mike<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f=2m......(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of f in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m=m+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2m-m=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m=24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Put the value of m in (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f=24+24<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f=48\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Present age of Mike = m = 24 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Present age of Father = f = 48 years old<BR>\n" );
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