document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=880261>Question 880261</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a man is 21 years older than his son. in six years, the man will be 5 times tha age of his son. what is age of the son now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f = s + 21<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f+6 = 5*(s+6)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Sub for f, the father's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s + 21 + 6 = 5s + 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s + 27 = 5s + 30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4s = -3<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = -3/4 (son's age)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= -9 months<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "His son is not yet born, but might be a zygote. </SPAN>\n" );
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