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document.write( "Five years ago,a father was 3 times as old as his son.Now their combined ages amount to 110 years.find the present age of the father. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "f - 5 = 3(s - 5)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f - 5 = 3s - 15<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 3s - 15 + 5<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f = 3s - 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now their combined ages amount to 110 years.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "f + s = 110<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace f with (3s-10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3s-10 + s = 110<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3s + s = 110 + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4s = 120<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 120/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "s = 30 yrs is the son<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "find the present age of the father. I'll let you do this </SPAN>\n" );
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