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Two years ago, a father was five times as old as his son. Two years later, his age will be 8 more than three times the age of the son. Find the present ages of father and son.

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To find the present ages of the father and son based on the given information, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Define Variables Let: - \( x \) = Father's present age - \( y \) = Son's present age ### Step 2: Set Up Equations from the Given Information ...
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