document.write( "Question 997464: Two times the father's age is 8 more than six times his son's age. Ten years ago, the sum of their ages was 48. What is the age of the son? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #615538 by josgarithmetic(39620)\"\" \"About 
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y, father
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