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Four years ago, age of a person was 4 times that of his son. Six years later, the age of the person will be 10 years less than thrice the age of his son. Find the present ages of the person and his son

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To solve the problem step by step, we will define the present ages of the person and his son, set up equations based on the information given, and then solve those equations. ### Step 1: Define Variables Let: - \( x \) = present age of the person - \( y \) = present age of the son ### Step 2: Set Up the First Equation ...
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