document.write( "Question 1017933: The sum of a man's age and the son five years ago was 62 and the man was five times older than the son. how old is the man and the son. \n" ); document.write( "

Algebra.Com's Answer #634166 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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Let $\"+a+\"$ = the man's age now
\n" ); document.write( "Let $\"+b+\"$ = the son's age now
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+-+5+%2B+b+-+5+=+62+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+a+-+5+=+5%2A%28+b+-+5+%29+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+%2B+b+=+72+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+a+-+5+=+5b+-+25+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+-a+%2B+5b+=+20+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( "Add the equations
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+%2B+b+=+72+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(2) $\"+-a+%2B+5b+=+20+\"$
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+6b+=+92+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+b+=+46%2F3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+%2B+b+=+72+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+%2B+46%2F3+=+216%2F3+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "(1) $\"+a+=+170%2F3+\"$
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