document.write( "Question 879952: in 5 years time i will be 3 times as old as my son. in 14 years time, the sum of our ages will be 62. find the sum of our ages today
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document.write( "Let x and y represent  Mom's and Son's ages   
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document.write( "x + 5 = 3(y+5), x = 
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document.write( "(x+14) + (y+14)=62
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document.write( "  x + y = 34           |Substitute for x
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document.write( " (3y+10) + y = 34
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document.write( "    4y = 24
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document.write( "     y = 6, age of son.  Mom is 28   \n" );
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