document.write( "Question 1186649: Charles is 1/4 as old as his father. If the sum of their ages is 45 years, how old is each? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Charlie's age = x\r\n" );
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document.write( "Father's age = 4x\r\n" );
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document.write( "    4x + x = 45\r\n" );
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document.write( "      x    = 9\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.  9 (Charlie) and 9*4 = 36 (father).\r\n" );
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