document.write( "Question 773012: Six year ago,olu was five times as old as his son ope. How old is ope,if his age is now one-third of his father's present age. \n" ); document.write( "

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Father - 6yrs = 5(Son - 6yrs)
\n" ); document.write( "F - 6 = 5(S - 6)
\n" ); document.write( "Son's age now = 1/3 of Father's
\n" ); document.write( "S = 1/3F
\n" ); document.write( "OR
\n" ); document.write( "F = 3S
\n" ); document.write( "Using:
\n" ); document.write( "F - 6 = 5(S - 6)
\n" ); document.write( "Replacing F with 3S
\n" ); document.write( "3S - 6 = 5(S - 6)
\n" ); document.write( "3S - 6 = 5S - 30
\n" ); document.write( "3S - 5S = -30 + 6
\n" ); document.write( "-2S = -24
\n" ); document.write( "2S = 24
\n" ); document.write( "S = 12
\n" ); document.write( "Ope is presently 12 years old.
\n" ); document.write( "Father's age is 36 years old.
\n" ); document.write( "6 years ago
\n" ); document.write( "Ope was 6 years old and his Father
\n" ); document.write( "was 5 times as old = 30 years old.
\n" ); document.write( "(5 times his son's age.)
\n" ); document.write( "Hope this helps.
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