document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=982757>Question 982757</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If a man is 5 times older than his son,  4 years ago the product  of their ages was 52, Now tell their present ages?  ( Man?  Son?) <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M=man; S=son<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "M=5S<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "(M-4yrs)(S-4yrs)=52yrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5S-4yrs)(S-4yrs)=52yrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5S^2-24S+16=52<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5S^2-24S-36=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(5S+6)(S-6)=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5S+6=0 or S-6=0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5S=-6 or S=6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S=-5/6 or S=6 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER 1: Son is 6 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M=5(S)=5(6yrs)=30 years old <BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER 2: The man is 30 years old.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(M-4yrs)(S-4yrs)=52yrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(30yrs-4yrs)(6yrs-4yrs)=52yrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(26yrs)(2yrs)=52yrs<BR>\n" );
document.write( "52yrs=52yrs<BR>\n" );
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