document.write( "Question 891160: a father tells his son,\"i was two years more than your present age when you were born.if the father is 40 years now,how old was his son 6 years ago \n" ); document.write( "
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father tells his son,\"i was two years more than your present age when you were born.\"
\n" ); document.write( "if the father is 40 years now,how old was his son 6 years ago.
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\n" ); document.write( "let s = son's present age
\n" ); document.write( "father is 40 yrs old
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\n" ); document.write( "\"i was two years more than your present age when you were born.\"
\n" ); document.write( "40 - s = s + 2
\n" ); document.write( "40 - 2 = s + s
\n" ); document.write( "38 = 2s
\n" ); document.write( "s = 38/2
\n" ); document.write( "s = 19 yrs is son's present age
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\n" ); document.write( "\"old was his son 6 years ago.\"
\n" ); document.write( "19 - 6 = 13 yrs old\r
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