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    Sep 12, 2010, 05:34 AM
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    A 42 years old father is 7 times older than his son.what is the son's age?
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    Sep 12, 2010, 06:54 AM

    If the father is 42 years old... and his age is 7 times the age of his son, you can put it like this:

    7y = 42

    Where y is the age of the son. Multiply that age by 7 to get the age of the father.

    Can you work out the age of the son now?
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