document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=954856>Question 954856</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is 13 times as old as his son. In ten years he will be 3 times as old as his son will be then. How old is the son now? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Then the father's age is 13x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In ten years their ages will be (x+10) and (13x+10).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(13x+10)=3(x+10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "13x+10=3x+30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10x=20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The son is 2 years old. </SPAN>\n" );
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