SOLUTION: THE AGE OF FATHER IS 25YEARS MORE THAN HIS SON .THE PRODUCT OF THEIR AGES ARE 84 YEAR .WHAT WILL BE THE AGE OF SON AFTR 10 YEARS?

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Question 927402: THE AGE OF FATHER IS 25YEARS MORE THAN HIS SON .THE PRODUCT OF THEIR AGES ARE 84 YEAR .WHAT WILL BE THE AGE OF SON AFTR 10 YEARS?
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THE AGE OF FATHER IS 25 YEARS MORE THAN HIS SON .THE PRODUCT OF THEIR AGES ARE 84 YEAR .WHAT WILL BE THE AGE OF SON AFTR 10 YEARS?on
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Equations::
f = s + 25
fs = 84
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Substitute for "f" and solve for "s"::
(s+25)s = 84
s^2 + 25s - 84 = 0
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s = 3
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In ten years son will be 3+10 = 13
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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