document.write( "Question 1029178: the ages of a son and father are in the ratio of 3:10. if the father is 56 years older than his son find their ages. \n" ); document.write( "

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$\"S%2FF=3%2F10\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"10S=3F\"$
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( " $\"F=56%2BS\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"3F=168%2B3S\"$
\n" ); document.write( "Substituting,
\n" ); document.write( " $\"10S=168%2B3S\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"7S=168\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"S=24\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"F=56%2B24\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"F=80\"$
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