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5 years ago the age of man was 7 times the age of his son.The age of the man will be 3 times the age of his son in five years from now.How old are the man and his son now?

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Answered by vijeshmdt
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let the ages of the man and his son be x and y respectively. then
x - 5 = 7(y - 5) \\ x - 7y =  - 30  \\ and \\ x + 5 = 3(y + 5) \\ x - 3y = 10 \\ subtracting \: the \: above \: equations \: we \: get \\ 4y = 40 \\ y = 10 \\ then \\ x = 10 + 3y = 40
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