document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=972490>Question 972490</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Roberts father is 4 times as old as Roberts.After 5 years,father will be three times as old as Roberts.Find their present ages.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then Roberts father's age is 4x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "After 5 years their ages are (x+5) and (4x+5) respectively.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We have (4x+5)=3(x+5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4x+5=3x+15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Roberts is 10 years old and his father is 40 years old. </SPAN>\n" );
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