SOLUTION: A man is 20 years older than his son.if the sum of their ages is 50 years,how old are they?

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Question 882190: A man is 20 years older than his son.if the sum of their ages is 50 years,how old are they?
Answer by Simnepi(216) About Me  (Show Source):
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the man is 35 and his son is 15.

you take the difference of their ages, 20, away from the total of their ages, 50, (which leaves 30) and then divide the rest of the years between them, that's 15 each.