SOLUTION: A MAN AGE IS 26 YEARS OLDER THAN HIS SON. IN 5 YEARS THEIR AGE WILL TOTAL 70. WHAT ARE THEIR PRESENT AGE?

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Question 1042892: A MAN AGE IS 26 YEARS OLDER THAN HIS SON. IN 5 YEARS THEIR AGE WILL TOTAL 70. WHAT ARE THEIR PRESENT AGE?
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M=S%2B26
In 5 years,
%28S%2B5%29%2B%28M%2B5%29=70
S%2BM%2B10=70
S%2BM=60
Substituting,
S%2B26%2BS=60
2S=34
S=17
Then,
M=17%2B26
M=43