document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=65371>Question 65371</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fathers age is 13 times that of his son. In ten years the sons age will be 1/3of his fathers. What is the fathers age? What is the sons age? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "NOW DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let son's age be \"x\" yrs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Father is \"13x\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "IN TEN YRS. DATA:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Son will be \"x+10\"<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Father will be \"13x+10\"<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "EQUATION:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+10=(1/3)(13x+10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3x+30=13x+10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2 yrs (Son's age NOW)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x=26 yrs (Father's age NOW)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H. </SPAN>\n" );
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