document.write( "Question 995696: Q:A father is now four times as old as his son. Five years ago, he was seven times as old as his son. How old are they now?
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document.write( "            NOW       FIVE YEARS AGO\r\n" );
document.write( "FATHER      4x         4x-5\r\n" );
document.write( "SON          x          x-5\r\n" );
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