document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=575149>Question 575149</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> When Ricky was 10 years old, his father was 45.How many years must pass for Ricky to be 5 years older than 1/5 as old as his father?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "sol:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "consider it as now,ricky = 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                   father= 45<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after x years ricky = 10 + x ------ (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "              in terms of father's age ricky = 1/5*(45+x) + 5 ------(2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "after x years ricky will be 5 years older than 1/5 of fathers<BR>\n" );
document.write( "    equate 1 & 2 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "you will get x = 5. </SPAN>\n" );
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