document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1021140>Question 1021140</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man's age is tree times his son's age ten years ago will be five times his son's age find both of their ages </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "A man's age is three times his son's age<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M = 3S....(1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "ten years ago will be five times his son's age.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M - 10 = 5(S - 10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "M - 10 = 5S - 50......(20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Replace M in Eq (2) with 3S from Eq (1)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3S - 10 = 5S - 50<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Collect like terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3S - 5S = -50 + 10<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-2S  =  -40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = -40/-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "S = 20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Man is 60 years old<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Son is 20 years old.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps :-) </SPAN>\n" );
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