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Five years hence,fathers age will be three times the age of his son. Five years ago, fatherwas seven times as old as his son. Find their present ages.

Answer» Correct Answer - 40 years, 10 years
Let the present ages of the man and his son by x years and y years respectively. Then,
` x + 5 = 3( y + 5) rArr x - 3y = 10" "`… (i)
`and x - 5 = 7( y - 5) rArr x - 7y = - 30." " `… (ii)


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