document.write( "Question 953350: A man is 3 times as old as his son. The sum of their ages is 48 years. How old are they? \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"M=3S\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M%2BS=48\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3S%2BS=48\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"4S=48\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S=12\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Then,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M=3%2812%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"M=36\"$ \n" ); document.write( "

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