document.write( "Question 1141154: A son asked his father how old he was and the father replied your age is now one quarter of mine but five years ago it was only one-fifth. How old is the father ? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "...,your age is now one quarter of mine but five years ago it was only one-fifth. How old is the father ?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "f, father
\n" ); document.write( "x, son
\n" ); document.write( "\"system%28f=4x%2Cx-5=%281%2F5%29%28f-5%29%29\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-25=f-5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"5x-25=4x-5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=25-5\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=20\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"f=4%2Ax\"
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