SOLUTION: Two years ago, a man was five times as old as his son. Two years later, his age will be 8 more than three times the age of the son. Find the present ages of the man and his son
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Question 888290: Two years ago, a man was five times as old as his son. Two years later, his age will be 8 more than three times the age of the son. Find the present ages of the man and his son Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let = man's age now
Let = son's age now
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The son is 10
The man is 42
check:
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