document.write( "Question 1190971: A man is 4times older than his son. 5years ago the product of their age is 175.find their present age.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(1)   When you use this form  \" A man is 4 times older than his son \",  it shows that you  (or the person who composed this problem)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "      The correct form is  \" A man is  4  times as old as his son \".\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(2)   Their current age is 10 years (the son) and 40 years (the father).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(3)   5  years ago they were  5  and  35  years old,  respectively.\r
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