document.write( "Question 1208466: Three years back, a father was 24 years older than his son. At present the father is 5 times as old as the son. How old will the son be three years from now?
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\n" ); document.write( "5x = Father's age right now
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	3 years ago	Present	3 years in the future
Son’s Age	x-3	x	x+3
Father’s Age	5x-3	5x	5x+3

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "3 years ago, the father was 24 years older than his son
\n" ); document.write( "father's past age = (son's past age) + 24
\n" ); document.write( "5x-3 = (x-3) + 24\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Once you determine the value of x, compute x+3 to get the final answer.
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