document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=947726>Question 947726</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is four times as old as his son.In five years time he wil be three times as old.what is their present ages </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the man's age is 4x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In five years time their ages will be (x+5) and (4x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(4x+5)=3(x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+5=3x+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The man's age is 40.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The son's age is 10 and the man's age is 40 years. </SPAN>\n" );
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