document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=875467>Question 875467</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is four times as old as his son. If the sum of their ages is 40 years, how old is each now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Man's age = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x + 4x = 40\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5x = 40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 40/5 = 8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Son's age = 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Man's age = 4(8) = 32 </SPAN>\n" );
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