document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1062174>Question 1062174</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The age of father is twice that of the elder son . Ten years hence the age of father will be be three times that of younger son . If the difference between of ages of the two sons is 15 years then the age of father </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The age of father is twice that of the elder son. Ten years hence the age of father will be be three times that of younger son. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If the difference between of ages of the two sons is 15 years then the age of father<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let \"x\" be the present age of the elder son.\r\n" );
document.write( "Then the father's present age is 2x, while the younger son's present age is (x-15).\r\n" );
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document.write( "In 10 years: The father's age will be      (2x)+10.\r\n" );
document.write( "             the younger son's age will be (x-15) + 10 = x-5.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the other side, in ten years the age of the father will be 3(x-5).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Thus you get an equation\r\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 10 = 3(x-5).\r\n" );
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document.write( "Simplify and solve for x:\r\n" );
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document.write( "2x + 10 = 3x - 15  --->  10 + 15 = 3x - 2x  --->  x = 25.\r\n" );
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document.write( "<U>Answer</U>. The elder son's present age is 25 years.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The younger son's pesent age is 25-15 = 10 years.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The father's present age is 2*25 = 50 years.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "There is a bunch of lessons on age word problems \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/Age-problems-and-their-solutions.lesson>Age problems and their solutions</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/Fresh-formulation-of-a-traditional-age-problem.lesson>A fresh formulation of a traditional age problem</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=http://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/Really-intricate-age-word-problem.lesson>Really intricate age word problem</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/Selected-age-word-problems-from-the-archive.lesson>Selected age word problems from the archive</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/Age-problem-for-the-day-of-April-1.lesson>Age problem for the day of April, 1</A> \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/word/age/04-OVERVIEW-of-lessons-on-age-problems.lesson>OVERVIEW of lessons on age problems</A>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "in this site.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Read them and become an expert in solving age problems.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Also, you have this free of charge online textbook in ALGEBRA-I in this site\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;- <A  rel=nofollow HREF=https://www.algebra.com/algebra/homework/quadratic/lessons/ALGEBRA-I-YOUR-ONLINE-TEXTBOOK.lesson>ALGEBRA-I - YOUR ONLINE TEXTBOOK</A>.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The referred lessons are the part of this online textbook under the topic \"<U>Age word problems</U>\".\r<BR>\n" );
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