five years ago A man was 7 times as old as his son 5 years after the father will be three times as old as his son find their present ages
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father 40yrs, son 10yrs
Step-by-step explanation:
Let man's age be x
let's son's age be y
(X-5)=7(y-5)
x-5=7y-35
=x=7y-30
(x+5)=3(y+5)
x+5=3y+15
put the value
7y-30+5=3y+15
4y=40
=y=10
=x=40
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