document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=798542>Question 798542</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a father is 27 years older than his son.the sum of their age is 55 years.find the age of the son? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "S+27=F (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S+F=55 (2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substitute for F from (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2)  S+S+27=55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 2S = 28<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Son is 14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Father 41 </SPAN>\n" );
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