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A MAN IS FOUR TIMES AS OLD AS HIS SON . IN FIVE YEARS TIME HE WILL BE THREE TIMES AS OLD. PLEASE FIND THEIR CURRENT AGES.
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A MAN IS FOUR TIMES AS OLD AS HIS SON . IN FIVE YEARS TIME HE WILL BE THREE TIMES AS OLD. PLEASE FIND THEIR CURRENT AGES.
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A MAN IS FOUR TIMES AS OLD AS HIS SON . IN FIVE YEARS TIME HE WILL BE THREE TIMES AS OLD. PLEASE FIND THEIR CURRENT AGES.
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A MAN IS FOUR TIMES AS OLD AS HIS SON . IN FIVE YEARS TIME HE WILL BE THREE TIMES AS OLD. PLEASE FIND THEIR CURRENT AGES.
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Equations:
m = 4*s
m+5 = 3(s+5)
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Substitute for "m" and solve for "s"::
4s + 5 = 3s + 15
s = 10 (son's age now)
m = 4*s = 40 (father's age now)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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