document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=644175>Question 644175</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is 6 times as old as his son.  20 years later, the man will be twice as old as his son.  Find the age of the man when his son was born. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "m = 6s<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m+20 = 2*(s+20)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6s+20 = 2s + 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "m = 30<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "m - s = 25 </SPAN>\n" );
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