Problema Solution

Four years later,a man is ten times as old as his son.The son is ten years old,what is the present age of the father.

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let


f = the present age of the father

s = 10 years the present age of the son


four years later,a man is ten times as old as his son


f + 4 = 10 (s + 4)


f + 4 = 10(10 + 4)


by solving we find


f = 136 years


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the father is 136 years old now.