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Algebra.Com's Answer #464728 by josgarithmetic(39617)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x is son's age now. Father is now 36. If you subtract x from 36 for Father, then subtract x from son's x age when son was born, age 0. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "when_______Father__________Son \n" ); document.write( "Now________36______________x \n" ); document.write( "SonBorn____36-x___________x-x=0\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Father was \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |