document.write( "Question 891449: Ramon is r years old. His father is one year more than four times as old as Ramon. How old was his father 3 years ago?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #539756 by josgarithmetic(39617) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "r = ramon's age
\n" ); document.write( "q = his father's age\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"q=1%2B4r\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Solve for q not possible. Two unknown variables but only one equation.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Three years ago, their ages were r-3 and q-3.
\n" ); document.write( " $\"q-3=1%2B4r-3\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"highlight%28%28q-3%29=4r-2%29\"$ , father's age three years ago in terms of r.
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