document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=950281>Question 950281</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is now 3 times as old as his son. The sum of their ages 5 years ago was 38 years. Find the present age of each of them\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #580227 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=580227\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+m+=+3s+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+m+=+3s+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "By substitution:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The son is 12 and the man is 36\r<BR>\n" );
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