document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=984633>Question 984633</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The Sum Of ages of a father and his son is 60.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 years ago the age of the father was three times as old as his son.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "what are their ages? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The Sum Of ages of a father and his son is 60.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F + S = 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F = 60 - S<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2 years ago the age of the father <BR>\n" );
document.write( "was three times as old as his son.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "F - 2 = 3(S - 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace F with (60 - S)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(60 - S) - 2 = 3(S - 2)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "60 - S - 2 = 3S - 6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collect like terms:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- S - 3S = - 6 + 2 - 60<BR>\n" );
document.write( "- 4S = - 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4S = 64<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = 16<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Son's age is 16 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Father's age = 44 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps:-) </SPAN>\n" );
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