document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=916736>Question 916736</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is six times as old as his son. Twenty years later, the man will be twice as old as his son. Find the age of the man when his son was born.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=age of son<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=age of father<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20 yrs later:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+20=age of son<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+20=age of father<BR>\n" );
document.write( "father twice as old as son<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+20=2(x+20)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x+20=2x+40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "6x=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "30-5=25<BR>\n" );
document.write( "age of father when his son was born=25 </SPAN>\n" );
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