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Ten years ago, the age of a man was four times that of his son. Five years ago, the age of the man was three times that of his son. Find their present ages. |
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Answer» Answer: 20yrs, 50yrs Step-by-step explanation: Let the age of the MAN be a and age of son be b According to the question, (a-10)=4(b-10) simplifying, a - 10 = 4b - 40 4b - a = 30 (EQUATION 1) second equation is (a-5)=3(b-5) simplifying, a - 5 = 3b - 15 3b - a = 10 (equation 2) equation 1 - equation 2 4b - a -3b + a = 20 b = 20 a = 3b - 10 = 50 Therefore, age of the man is 50yrs and that of his son is 20yrs |
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