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\n" ); document.write( "son 16 years younger than father.In 3 years sons age will 1\3 of his father.Find present age of sons
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Let son's age be S
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document.write( "Then father's age is: S + 16
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document.write( "We then get the following equation: S + 16 + 3 = 3(S + 3)
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document.write( "Solve this for S, the son's current age.
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document.write( "That's all. No COMPLEX and/or CONFUSING calculations. \n" );
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