SOLUTION: A father is now 3 times as old as his son. Five years ago. He was 4 times as old is his son the present age of the son

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Question 975135: A father is now 3 times as old as his son. Five years ago. He was 4 times as old is his son the present age of the son
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Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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Problem statement is best understood this way:
A father is now 3 times as old as his son. Five years ago, He was 4 times as old as his son's the present age.
The question would be, what is the age of each of them.

f, father now
s, son now

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Answer by MathTherapy(10552) About Me  (Show Source):
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A father is now 3 times as old as his son. Five years ago. He was 4 times as old is his son the present age of the son
Son's current age: highlight_green%2815%29 years-old