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five years ago ,a father was four times as old as his son.In five years time the father will be twice as old as the son.If x and y are the present ages of the father and the son respectively,the equation
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five years ago ,a father was four times as old as his son.In five years time the father will be twice as old as the son.If x and y are the present ages of the father and the son respectively,the equation relating x and y are:

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The father is 40 and his son is 10

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