document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=935782>Question 935782</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Father is four times as old as his son today. Six years ago,the product of the number denoting their ages was 252. Find their present ages. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #569173 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tommyt3rd><B>tommyt3rd(5050)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tommyt3rd><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=tommyt3rd><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=569173\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 1) F=4x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2) (F-6)(x-6)=252\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "combining by substitution...\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(4x-6)(x-6)=252\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "which has a solution of x=12 (the other is -9/2 and is extraneous for our goal)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so the father is 48 and the son is 12 </SPAN>\n" );
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