SOLUTION: A father is seven times as old as his son. In five years time he will be 4 times as old as his son. Find the product of their ages 3 years ago.
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Question 884833: A father is seven times as old as his son. In five years time he will be 4 times as old as his son. Find the product of their ages 3 years ago. Answer by geetha_rama(94) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the father's age and y be son's age -> eq 1
After 5 yrs -> eq 2
Solve for x and y from equation 1 and 2
Once you get x and y
do
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