document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1037631>Question 1037631</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mother and son's age are in the ratio 7:8.father and son's ages in ratio 8:5. Find ratio age of father and mother. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #652251 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=652251\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Father and Son in 8+5=13 parts.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mother and Son in 7+8=15 parts.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Father to Son ratio is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F13 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F13\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Mother to Son ratio is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=7%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"7%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F15 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F15\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.  NO.  This cannot be.  The mother must be OLDER THAN her son.  Make this ratio  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > instead.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let f be father's age.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%2A%285%2F8%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%2A%285%2F8%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is son's age.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If son's age is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%288%2F5%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%288%2F5%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >, then use Mother to Son ratio to get Mother's age.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=f%285%2F8%29%288%2F7%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"f%285%2F8%29%288%2F7%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >---------------------this is  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F7 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F7\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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