document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1152059>Question 1152059</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A man is four times as old as his son, in four years time he will be three times as older than his son. What are their ages?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The statement of the problem is meaningless....<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"... in four years time (the man) will be...\"<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "(a) \"... three times AS OLD AS his son.\"  -->  the son is x; the man is 3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(b) \"... three times OLDER THAN his son.\"  -->  the son is x; the man is x+3x = 4x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(c) \"... three times AS OLDER THAN his son.\"  nonsense....<br><BR>\n" );
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