document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=762770>Question 762770</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man's age and his son's age add to 45 years. Five years ago the man was 6 times as old as his son. How old was the man when his son was born? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #464191 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EricWRX><B>EricWRX(2)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=EricWRX><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=464191\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> So if it's 5 years ago, the two ages add to 35. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We can say that x=the son's age. the father is 6x older than the son when their ages add up to 35.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6x+x=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7x=35<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "father is 6(5)=30 son is 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30-5=25\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The father was 25 when the son was born.\r<BR>\n" );
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