document.write( "Question 567885: a father is twice older than his son and the sum of their ages is 48.How old is each? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let the son's age is x years.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the father's age is 3x years,  (twice older means \"three times old as\") and the condition says that\r\n" );
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document.write( "x + 3x = 48.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence,  4x = 48  and x =  = 12.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer.  The son is 12 years old.  The father is 36 years old.\r\n" );
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